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Shop Pipe Fitter

RK Industries
United States, Colorado, Denver
3800 Xanthia Street (Show on map)
Jan 14, 2026
Description Join our fabrication team and put your skills to work building high-quality piping assemblies in a professional shop environment. You'll work from detailed drawings, operate modern tools and equipment, and collaborate with experienced teammates to meet production goals. If you take pride in precision, teamwork, and seeing your work directly support successful projects, this role offers a steady, hands-on opportunity to make an impact. Self.Made. at RK At RK, Self. Made. isn't a tagline, it's how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters RK Company Overview RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship. People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set. With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader. Position Summary Perform trade-specific fabrication work in a shop environment, producing piping spools and related components in accordance with production drawings, job orders, and specifications. Operate shop tools, machinery, and material-handling equipment to support efficient workflow while ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with project requirements. Inspect completed work, document results, and communicate issues or defects to shop leadership. Collaborate closely with fabrication team members and shop foreman to meet production goals, maintain organized work areas, support equipment upkeep, and contribute to continuous improvement and team development. Role Responsibilities Responsible for compliance with all safety processes and procedures. Must have knowledge of all trade materials and tools. Operate trade specific shop tools and machinery. Ability to read and understand production drawings, labels and measurements. Interpret job orders and drawings as needed for area of assignment. Layout and fabrication of piping spools from production drawings. Inspect and document product compliance. Ability to review produced work for correctness. Perform quality control inspections. Ability to maintain clean and orderly tools/work area. Handle materials. Maintains time records accurately. Work closely with fabrication team members in a collaborative team environment. Help with maintenance of relevant shop production equipment. Assist in the training of new employees. Provide information on daily production to assist with production tracking. Work with shop foreman to ensure production goals are met. Communicate status of orders to the shop leadership. Read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately create equipment and products. Identify product defects and effectively communicate defects to project foreman. Working with overheard cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts. Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed by foreman or shop superintendent. Maintain a clean and safe work area. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications High school degree or GED preferred or equivalent combination of skills and experience. Trade specific training, experience and knowledge. Contributes to a team under general supervision of an experienced professional or manager. Role specific skills and experience required. Performs fabrication/production responsibilities with moderate supervision. Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Strong trade specific training, experience and knowledge. Proficient knowledge of trade tools, equipment, and materials. Performs fabrication/production responsibilities with minimal supervision. 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. Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools. Ability to lift, move and/or carry 50 lbs. What Sets RK Industries Apart 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