Journeyman - PIPE / WELDER (Houston)

Job Summary

The Journeyman - Pipe / Welder is responsible for setting up welding equipment and performing high-quality welds using various methods, including arc, submerged arc, gas-shielded arc, MIG, and TIG processes. In addition to welding, this role handles the layout, assembly, installation, and repair of plumbing and piping systems in accordance with project specifications, trade standards, and applicable building codes. Systems may include pipes, fittings, fixtures, and equipment for heating, cooling, gas, steam, lubrication, sprinklers, and industrial processing. The Journeyman ensures all work meets safety, quality, and code compliance requirements.

Essential Duties

• Sets up equipment and welding parts using arc, submerged arc, gas-shielded arc, mig and tig machines. Collaborates with plumbers, pipefitter / welders, sheet metal workers, and HVAC workers as required.
• Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications, knowledge of system operation, and study of building plans / working drawings. Meets and maintains quality and production standards for all work product.
• Studies specifications, building plans and shop drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installation.
• Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using hand tools.
• Ensures the work area is kept clean and orderly, adhering to all safety regulations and supporting the implementation of 6S. Maintains required personal tools, and properly uses all Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and safety equipment.
• Inspects the structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of the structure resulting from the installation of pipe. Lays out and marks position of pipe and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors using ruler, level, square and laser.
• Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and fittings using hand and power tools. Installs sleeves and leave outs for roof and wall penetrations. Helps excavate, backfill and tamp ditches using shovels, picks and tampers.
• Helps cut, ream, solder, braze, fuse, solvent weld, groove, thread pipe and pressfittings using measuring tools, pipe cutters, torches, beveling machines, reamers, bolts, screws, fittings, alloys, gaskets, solvent cement, fusing machine, groove and pipe-threading machines.
• Lays-out, positions, aligns, fits, tack-welds, assembles and installs valves, hangers, pipe and fittings composed of metals such as iron, steel, aluminum, brass, copper and nonmetals such as fiberglass and plastic using hand tools, roustabouts, grasshoppers, come-alongs, chin falls and power tools. Bends pipe by hand or with a pipe-bending machine. Fills pipe systems with water or air to determine system leaks. Installs, maintains and repairs air-conditioning and refrigeration systems including compressors, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic controls and piping and similar mechanical accessories.

Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Required

Required certification in 6G Pipe welding with expertise in welding materials like carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum (Level II).

Preferably, 4+ years of experience as a Pipefitter / Welder Journeyman.

Trained and qualified to operate machinery such as scissor lifts, aerial lifts, fork lifts, etc.

Grow Your Career with TDIndustries

Founded in 1946, TDIndustries is a premier, employee-owned Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) company delivering full-lifecycle building solutions-from design and construction to service and facilities maintenance. We power critical environments like hospitals, schools, data centers, stadiums, and commercial buildings across Texas and the Southwest.

Our Partners (employees) are the core of our success. As an employee-owned company, you have a voice, a stake, and a clear path to grow. Recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as a 100 Best Company to Work For, we invest in top training, career development, and a culture built on trust and servant leadership.

Join a growing team where your skills matter, and your future is built to last.

At TDIndustries, we believe opportunity should be built - and shared - by all. Whether you work with tools or technology, in the field or the office, we hire and grow people based on skill, potential, and integrity - never labels. We value the diverse paths that bring people to our team and welcome Partners of all backgrounds, including differences in race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, military service, and more. What matters most is how we work together to build excellence.