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Overview

The Pipefitter performs duties at the journeyman Maintenance Mechanic Pipefitter level in the maintenance section, requiring knowledge of plumbing, steam fitting, and mechanical skills. The role involves working on various systems including steam distribution, water supply, and medical gas systems.

Responsibilities

  • Receives work assignments from the supervisor through work orders, oral instructions, building plans, blueprints, and sketches.
  • Works on steam piping, valves, steam straps, and steam-powered equipment.
  • Installs and performs maintenance on all plumbing fixtures and equipment.
  • Works with all types of piping and valves including copper, galvanized, and PVC.
  • Performs rough-in, set and finish, and soft and silver solders.
  • Assembles and repairs wheelchairs, beds, stands, and other mechanical equipment.
  • Conducts welding repairs using electric arc and oxyacetylene methods.
  • Operates power equipment such as pipe threading machines and drill presses.
  • Processes invoices with strong credit card skills.
  • Conducts preventive maintenance inspections of systems and components.
  • Plans and lays out proposed work for new installations or corrections.
  • May perform minor HVAC work including thermostat repairs and air filter replacements.
  • May perform minor electrical work such as replacing ballasts and fixtures.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of plumbing, steam fitting, and mechanical skills.
  • Ability to work in extreme temperatures and moisture conditions.
  • Physical agility to climb ladders and crawl in cramped spaces.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
  • Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD4057A.
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How this job compares in Martinez, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$42/hr middle band drawn from 298 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Martinez, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Martinez, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 390 other active welding openings from 191 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

Veterans Health Administration currently has 2 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (28), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Long Beach at $43/hr, Los Angeles at $43/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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