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Journeyman pipefitters — UA Local 140 dispatch
Utah's official UA Local 140 dispatch lists 16 current journeyman pipefitter calls: five Pipe Fab shop calls in Woods Cross, one Palmer-Christiansen call at West Valley Hospital, and ten ACCO calls at AMPAC in Cedar City.
- Employer
- Pipe Fab, Palmer-Christiansen, and ACCO
- Title
- Journeyman pipefitter — 16 calls
- Location
- Woods Cross, West Valley, and Cedar City, Utah
- Compensation
- Pipe Fab: 10% night-shift premium; ACCO: $6 overscale plus $175 per day per diem when all scheduled days are worked; Palmer-Christiansen compensation not published
- Requirements
- Journeyman pipefitter status; Pipe Fab requires TIG tack capability; West Valley Hospital calls require mechanical-room experience; ACCO's base schedule is four 10-hour shifts but the project is working six 10-hour shifts
- Posted
- November 12, 2026 dispatch
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Journeyman welders — UA Local 140 dispatch
Utah's official UA Local 140 dispatch lists 11 journeyman welder calls: two for Commercial's shop, two Brinderson combo-welder calls at Chevron, one A&B call at Powder Mountain, five Pipe Fab night-shift shop calls, and one Longhorn shop call.
- Employer
- Commercial, Brinderson, A&B, Pipe Fab, and Longhorn
- Title
- Journeyman welder — 11 calls
- Location
- Salt Lake-area shop work, North Salt Lake, Powder Mountain, Woods Cross, and South Jordan, Utah
- Compensation
- Brinderson: $4.98 overscale; Pipe Fab: 10% night-shift premium; other rates not published
- Requirements
- Journeyman welder status; Commercial and Pipe Fab require shop-welding experience; Brinderson needs combo welders and says wire experience is helpful but not mandatory; A&B requires TIG and flux-core experience; Longhorn needs a shop welder willing to fit when needed
- Posted
- November 12, 2026 dispatch
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipe fitter — Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring skilled pipe fitters with one to three years of experience to install, test, and repair piping systems aboard aircraft carriers and submarines.
- Employer
- HII / Newport News Shipbuilding
- Title
- Pipe fitter — skilled, requisition 50700
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia
- Compensation
- $62,067.20–$64,126.40 annually
- Requirements
- One to three years of pipefitting experience; background check and drug screen; physical agility and respirator testing; ability to work at heights, in confined spaces and on all shifts; U.S. citizenship
- Posted
- November 4, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipefitters — Day & Zimmermann
Day & Zimmermann's official Open Shop craft board lists temporary pipefitter assignments for the Columbus site in Columbus, Nebraska, during November 2026.
- Employer
- Day & Zimmermann
- Title
- Pipefitters — Columbus
- Location
- Columbus, Nebraska
- Compensation
- Not published on the public craft board
- Requirements
- Not published on the public craft board; confirm qualifications and site requirements before accepting
- Posted
- November 2026 assignment; exact posting day not published
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipewelder — Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding is hiring skilled pipewelders for full-time work across multiple shifts, with published pay up to $39.46 per hour.
- Employer
- HII / Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Title
- Pipewelder — skilled, requisition 50204
- Location
- Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Compensation
- Up to $39.46 per hour
- Requirements
- At least two years of pipewelding experience; TIG/GTAW on stainless steel and copper-nickel; SMAW and FCAW experience; ability to work multiple shifts; U.S. citizenship not required
- Posted
- November 7, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipe welders — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring full-time pipe welders for its Port Allen pipe-fabrication shop. The work includes reading weld maps and procedures, identifying materials, and welding pipe spools.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Pipe welders — Port Allen pipe-fabrication shop
- Location
- Port Allen, Louisiana
- Compensation
- $38–$41.40 per hour
- Requirements
- Must weld TIG/stick and TIG/flux core; pass required 6G welding tests; understand weld maps, procedures, process numbers, filler selection, preheat and welding symbols; related experience preferred
- Posted
- October 13, 2026; listing closes November 25, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipe welder — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring a full-time pipe welder in Decatur, Alabama, to lay out, fit, and weld pipe and fabricated components for tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, and other industrial structures.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Pipe welder — Decatur
- Location
- Decatur, Alabama
- Compensation
- Not published; Turner says final compensation depends on qualifications and experience
- Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; at least four years of relevant experience; welder certification; weld test and written qualification test; post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
- Posted
- October 30, 2026; listing closes November 29, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Combo welder — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring a full-time combo welder for industrial maintenance work in Axis, Alabama. The job covers layout, fit-up, and welding of pipe, tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, and related fabricated components.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Combo welder — Axis maintenance position
- Location
- Axis, Alabama
- Compensation
- $38 per hour
- Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; at least four years of relevant experience; welder certification; pre-hire weld test; post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
- Posted
- October 19, 2026; listing closes November 18, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipefitters — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring full-time pipefitters for industrial work in Cameron, Louisiana. The schedule is six 10-hour shifts, and the employer lists $735 per week in per diem for qualifying workers who live at least 50 miles from the jobsite.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Pipefitters — Cameron
- Location
- Cameron, Louisiana
- Compensation
- $40 per hour; $735 per week in per diem for qualifying workers at least 50 miles from the jobsite
- Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; one to four years of relevant experience depending on mechanic level; NCCER preferred; written qualification test; post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
- Posted
- September 16, 2026; listing closes December 31, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Dow and X-energy receive construction permit for industrial nuclear project.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction permit on November 9 for the proposed Long Mott Generating Station at Dow's Seadrift Operations site. DOE published the milestone on November 13; it advances the project toward construction readiness but does not announce confirmed job openings.
- Industry
- Advanced nuclear power and petrochemical manufacturing
- Location
- Dow Seadrift Operations, Texas
- Permit event
- NRC construction permit approved November 9, 2026
- Planned capacity
- Four Xe-100 reactors; up to 320 MW of electricity plus high-temperature industrial steam
- Project status
- Construction-readiness work may advance; operating-license review remains ahead; no confirmed hiring announced
Combo welder — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring a full-time combo welder for industrial maintenance work in El Paso, Texas. The work includes laying out, fitting, and welding pipe and fabricated components for tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, and related structures.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Combo welder — El Paso maintenance position
- Location
- El Paso, Texas
- Compensation
- Not published; Turner says final compensation depends on qualifications and experience
- Requirements
- At least four years of relevant experience; welder certification; pre-hire weld test and written qualification test; DISA background-check eligibility; post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
- Posted
- November 9, 2026; listing closes December 9, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipefitters — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring full-time pipefitters for long-term maintenance work in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. The official listing states a 40-hour workweek.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Pipefitters — Baton Rouge maintenance work
- Location
- Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, Louisiana
- Compensation
- Not published; Turner says final compensation depends on qualifications and experience
- Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; one to four years of relevant experience depending on mechanic level; Class A pipefitters need field-drawing knowledge, flanged-connection, measuring, framing-square and pipe-preparation power-tool skills
- Posted
- October 22, 2026; listing closes November 21, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Industrial pipefitter — Zachry Group
Zachry Group is hiring an experienced industrial pipefitter for maintenance work in Borger, Texas. The position covers assembly, layout, installation, and maintenance of steam, fluid, and gas piping systems.
- Employer
- Zachry Group
- Title
- Pipefitter 5 — industrial maintenance
- Location
- Borger, Texas
- Compensation
- Not published; no per diem
- Requirements
- At least four years of industrial pipefitting or pipefitter-helper experience; ability to read prints; thorough pipefitting knowledge; industrial-construction experience; leadership and communication skills
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Experienced pipefitter — Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring experienced pipefitters to fabricate, install, inspect, and test piping systems aboard aircraft carriers and submarines. New hires begin with a fundamentals-of-pipefitting class.
- Employer
- HII / Newport News Shipbuilding
- Title
- Pipe fitter — experienced (3+ years), requisition 50558
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia
- Compensation
- $66,996.80–$85,196.80 annually
- Requirements
- At least three years of pipefitting experience; background investigation and drug screen; physical agility, respirator-fit, all-shift and confined-space requirements; U.S. citizenship
- Posted
- October 26, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Entry-level shipfitter — Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring entry-level shipfitters to measure, cut, grind, fit, align, and tack-weld steel structures for aircraft carriers and submarines. HII says successful candidates train and qualify through the shipyard's welding school.
- Employer
- HII / Newport News Shipbuilding
- Title
- Shipfitter entry level — 0–1 years of steel fabrication / tack welding, requisition 50489
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia
- Compensation
- $57,283.20–$62,067.20 annually
- Requirements
- Age 18 or older and legally eligible to work in the U.S.; zero to one year of related experience; physical agility, respirator-fit, measurement, all-shift, height and confined-space requirements; U.S. citizenship
- Posted
- October 26, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Maintenance pipefitter — Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring a maintenance pipefitter to repair building piping systems, including PVC and copper piping, potable-water and grey-water systems, and plumbing fixtures.
- Employer
- HII / Newport News Shipbuilding
- Title
- O43 maintenance pipe fitter, requisition 50579
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia
- Compensation
- $57,283.20–$85,196.80 annually
- Requirements
- Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces, lift 40 pounds, and work assigned shifts; U.S. citizenship; hot-water heating and chilled-water piping knowledge preferred
- Posted
- October 27, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Shipfitter — Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding is hiring skilled shipfitters to lay out, fit up, and fabricate structural-steel assemblies for full-time work across multiple shifts.
- Employer
- HII / Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Title
- Shipfitter — skilled, requisition 50194
- Location
- Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Compensation
- Up to $39.04 per hour
- Requirements
- One to three years of experience and/or trade-school training; blueprint reading, math, layout, fit-up and steel-fabrication skills; ability to use trade tools and work multiple shifts; U.S. citizenship
- Posted
- November 7, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
Pipefitter — entry level and skilled
General Dynamics Electric Boat is hiring entry-level and experienced pipefitters for submarine construction at its Quonset Point facility. The employer says no pipefitting experience is required and provides paid training.
- Employer
- General Dynamics Electric Boat
- Title
- Pipefitter — entry level and skilled, requisition 2026-20995
- Location
- North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Compensation
- Not published
- Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, or two years of related technical experience; availability for all shifts; work at heights, in confined spaces and extreme temperatures; approved background check; own basic hand tools
- Posted
- Exact posting date not published
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
BuildFreedom.US connects Americans with skilled-trade jobs, training, and scholarships.
Build Freedom is a national workforce initiative featuring Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs. Its job search lets visitors enter a ZIP code and explore opportunities in welding, pipefitting, shipbuilding, electrical work, machining, and other essential trades.
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Pipefitter — Turner Industries
Turner Industries is hiring a full-time pipefitter in Salt Lake City, Utah, to lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain industrial piping systems.
- Employer
- Turner Industries
- Title
- Pipefitter — Salt Lake City
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Compensation
- Not published; Turner says final compensation depends on qualifications and experience
- Requirements
- DISA background check and drug screen; NCCER credentials preferred; high school diploma or equivalent; one to four years of relevant experience depending on mechanic level; site safety and PPE requirements
- Posted
- November 9, 2026; listing closes December 9, 2026
- Verified
- November 14, 2026
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Handi-O2 Oxygen Analyzer
Portable oxygen-analysis equipment for welding and purge-work setup.
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Uline Anti-Fog Safety Glasses
Clear safety eyewear with an anti-fog treatment for demanding work areas.
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Klein Tools 5104CLR22 Bucket
Heavy-duty, 22-inch top-closing tool bucket built for field carry.
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Weldcraft A-150 TIG Torch Package
Air-cooled TIG torch kit with a 25 mm Dinse connection and 12.5-foot rubber cable.
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Arc-Zone 150A TIG Rig Extension Kit
Air-cooled TIG extension kit configured to a male Tweco-style plug.
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RADNOR Green FR Welding Sleeves
23-inch green cotton flame-resistant sleeves with elastic closures.
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Green flame-resistant welding jacket, manufacturer part 1030-L.
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Tefuawe Gold Auto-Darkening Lens
2 × 4¼-inch variable-shade lens, Gold 5813, for stick, MIG, and TIG.
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Outlaw Leather Hood Fasteners
Aluminum fasteners made for Fibre-Metal and pipeliner welding hoods.
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