Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an apprentice to join our team, enabling the applicant to attain their NH Gas Fitters license and EPA 608 certification. The role involves installing generators with gas connections and minisplits, requiring a strong background in construction techniques and mechanical knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret and work from schematics and technical drawings to build pipe runs and lineset runs.
  • Utilize hand tools, power tools, and equipment for assembly and fitting tasks.
  • Conduct pipe threading, tube bending, and rigging as required for projects.
  • Ensure compliance with ASME codes & standards during all fitting processes.
  • Collaborate with team members on construction sites to ensure timely project completion.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment while adhering to safety protocols.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical issues as needed during the pipe fitting process.
  • Dig trenches.
  • Work with the team to install minisplit systems.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with HVAC systems, plumbing, and pipeline assembly preferred, but willing to train the right person.
  • Strong mechanical knowledge with the ability to use power tools and perform basic math calculations.
  • Previous experience working on construction sites is preferred.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Bow, NH

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across New Hampshire, where the middle half runs $24–$38/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Bow, NH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bow, NH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Hampshire as a whole we're tracking 28 other active welding openings from 22 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Hampshire.

The most active employers in New Hampshire at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Frontgrade Technologies (3), American Steel Fabricators, LLC (2), and Westinghouse Electric - USA (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Apprentice - Gas Fitter / Minisplit installer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.