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Job Description

Overview

This position is located at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI, and is part of the Engineering Service line. The primary purpose is to perform pipefitter and plumber duties.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, layout, and route steam piping systems and associated components from building plans, blueprints, codes, and regulations.
  • Plan, layout, and route water and drain piping systems and associated components from building plans, blueprints, codes, regulations, and the International Plumbing Code.
  • Install, repair, test, and maintain specialty piping systems and equipment.
  • Install and maintain pipe insulation of fiberglass, molded magnesium, cork, and rubber on steam piping systems.
  • Inspect, adjust, clean, and repair plumbing fixtures and systems, steam operated equipment, heating and water systems, waste lines, heat exchangers, convectors, water heaters, sterilizers, coils, and other similar equipment.
  • Read and interpret the International Plumbing Code, blueprints, and manufacturers' specifications for installing and repairing equipment.
  • Conduct safety and preventive maintenance inspections of utility systems and equipment in accordance with VA regulations and National Codes.
  • Maintain a stock level of repair parts and supplies.
  • Research and order required equipment and parts.
  • Interpret and apply building plans and blueprints to layout angles, arcs, and circles.
  • Safely use hand tools, drills, motorized equipment, test equipment, temperature meters, pressure meters, and gauges along with other trade-specific equipment.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
  • Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD23449A
  • Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
  • Physical Requirements: Incumbent makes repairs from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms to reach equipment in out of the way places.
  • Work is inside and outside in hot, humid, or cold environments.
  • The work area may be dirty, wet, dusty, frequently exposed to the possibility of sometimes severe strains, cuts, burns, noise, eye damage, bruises, and infection.
  • Incumbent may be required to work with asbestos contaminated materials and will be required to use protective clothing and equipment.
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How this job compares in Iron Mountain, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan — toward the top of a $21–$28/hr middle band drawn from 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% 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 Iron Mountain, MI

Iron Mountain, MI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 68 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

Veterans Health Administration currently has 1 other opening live in Michigan, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Qualified Staffing (8), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (4), and Fabcon Precast (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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