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Pipefitter (Internal Only)

Location

Estill Springs, TN

Wage

$39.88 – $44.31/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on November 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) is seeking a Pipefitter to support Test Operations at Arnold AFB in Tullahoma, TN. The role involves working as part of an integrated team responsible for the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Locates and positions pipes and fittings
  • Measures and cuts pipes
  • Cuts threads with pipe dies and stocks
  • Fabrics complex pipe work of all types
  • Installs, modifies, repairs, and maintains piping systems and sprinkler systems for various liquids and gases
  • Makes flange, bell and spigot, screw, and ring connections
  • Installs valves
  • Paints, coats, insulates, or waterproofs pipe when minor repairs or alterations are made
  • Performs burning and tack welding and other duties as required

Requirements

  • Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
  • A minimum of four years of professional experience in pipefitting or completion of a certified pipefitting or welding apprenticeship program
  • Must possess and maintain a valid State Driver’s License
  • Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English
  • Must be able to successfully complete and maintain Welder Performance Qualification tests in accordance with ASME Section IX
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance
  • U.S. Citizenship is required

Benefits

  • Competitive wages
  • Continuing education assistance
  • Multiple healthcare benefits packages
  • 401K with employer matching
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Open to Internal Candidates Only
  • The selected candidate must be available to work any shift
  • Posting closes on November 10, 2026 @ 11:59 PM CST

Benefits

Competitive wages
Continuing education assistance
Multiple healthcare benefits packages
401K with employer matching
PTO
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How this job compares in Estill Springs, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 68% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee — toward the top of a $21–$30/hr middle band drawn from 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 94% 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 Estill Springs, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Estill Springs, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 61 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), and JLG Industries (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all pipefitter openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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. Pipefitter (Internal Only) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.