ShoffnerKalthoff, MES is looking for Welders / Pipefitters to join the team in the Asheville, NC area. You’ll create with your hands, working outdoors in different environments, and tell your family and friends “I helped build that”.
Your Pay: Starting at $19 per hour. Performance and pay reviews at 90 days and then annually.
Two Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Plans (non-tobacco) at no cost to you!
Company paid short-term disability and voluntary long-term disability.
Other benefits include Vision, Dental, and optional insurance coverage.
Boot and Clothing allowance after 6 months.
7 paid holidays every year.
Paid time off (PTO) – start accruing hours on Day 1.
401(k) Plan with company match!
Company-paid life insurance & so much more!
Your main Tasks:
Be safe! Safety is our #1 priority.
Experience operating manual welding equipment using processes such as, TIG, STICK, and MIG welding.
Reading and interpreting blueprints and drawings.
Hammer, grind, and chip pieces to ensure all parts are properly assembled and alter dimensions to fit specifications.
Work with multiple types of pipe and fitting materials such as PVC, Copper, and other types of fusion plastics.
Experience with high-pressure piping systems and equipment.
Lay out installs, modifications, and repairs of various piping systems.
Measure, cut, bend, and thread pipe according to specifications.
Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments.
Gas metal, flux-cored, shielded, and submerged arcs.
Welds must pass pressure and X-ray testing.
Working knowledge of both hand and power tools.
Experience or Certification needed:
1+ years of Commercial/Industrial Welding or Pipefitting experience.
Trade school can replace experience.
OSHA 10 preferred.
You need to be able to:
Keep it a Drug-free Workplace.
Be punctual and reliable.
Work in extremes of heat, cold and bad weather, indoors and outdoors.
Stand and walk throughout the workday, and lift/carry up to 60 lbs.
Work efficiently in confined spaces.
Work reaching above shoulders, crawling, squatting, kneeling, bending.
SKMES is the region's leader in HVACR, and Plumbing services. We have a well-established reputation for quality work by quality people. One of the top 3 largest mechanical contractors in the nation and the value leader in the market.
SKMES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
