General Foreman - Pipe

RK Industries; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety culture

Competitive benefits

Training and development opportunities

Philanthropic initiatives

Job summary

RK Industries is seeking a Pipefitter Foreman in Fort Collins, Colorado. This role is vital for overseeing piping installations, coordinating crews, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. The foreman will work closely with project managers and will mentor junior team members, helping to uphold exceptional safety practices.

Qualified candidates should have a Journeyman Plumbers License and experience in industrial piping and welding. RK Industries offers a strong commitment to safety and employee development.

Qualifications

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Accountable for safety and health.
• Indirect supervision of teams.
• Technical and specialist responsibilities required.
• Requires initiative in issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of piping installation.
• Coordinate crews and plan daily tasks.
• Ensure code compliance and quality craftsmanship.
• Mentor journeymen and apprentices.
• Maintain project budget and communication.

Skills

Industrial piping

Welding

Rigging

System testing

Education

Journeyman Plumbers License

Job description

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Pipefitter Foreman

The Pipefitter Foreman is a key leader on our mechanical teams, responsible for overseeing all phases of piping installation with precision, efficiency, and a deep commitment to quality. From coordinating crews and planning daily tasks to solving layout challenges and ensuring code compliance, this role plays a vital part in driving projects forward on time and within scope.

In this role, you’ll lead by example—drawing on your experience with industrial piping, welding, rigging, and system testing—while mentoring journeymen and apprentices to uphold the highest standards of safety and craftsmanship. You’ll collaborate closely with superintendents, project managers, and other trades to keep work flowing and resolve issues in real time.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to project schedule and orchestrate timely project completion within budgeted costs.
• Cooperate with project management and maintain open lines of communication regarding matters concerning project budget, productivity, change orders, and customer satisfaction.
• Practice, promote, and develop mentoring at all trade and manpower levels throughout the project.
• Devote majority of time to work installation and installation-related duties.
• Assist Corporate Safety Managers as requested.
• Customer satisfaction and public relations liaison.
• Work within the perimeters of the project budget.
• Ensure quality craftsmanship on all mechanical system installations.
• Company policy and procedure compliance.
• Develop 'Master Plan' approach for project.
• Execute, supervise and maintain CPMI.
• Schedule daily and weekly scope-of-work activities. Short interval plan.
• Material, tool, and equipment requisitions.
• Maintain workforce quality.
• Maintain proper journeyman to apprentice ratio.
• Code compliance.
• Conflict resolution.
• Maintain current updated, amended drawings ready for inspection at all times.

Qualifications

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
• RK Mechanical employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Mechanical Orientation, site specific orientation, CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Identification and Reporting, and OSHA 30.
• General Foreman Plumbing and General Foreman Lead Plumbing require a minimum of Journeyman Plumbers License.
• Indirect supervision.
• Performs technical responsibilities.
• Contributes to the development and improvement of concepts, techniques and procedures.
• Coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
• Contributes to a team under general supervision of an experienced professional or manager.
• Skilled specialist or recent college/university graduate.
• Role specific skills and experience required.
• Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.
• Supervision and guidance of crews.

Minimum Physical Requirements

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
• Work in all types of weather.
• Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.

Benefits

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well‑being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands‑on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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