
Pipe General Foreman
Nederland, TXJobSeen 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Matrix Service is hiring a Pipe General Foreman. The Pipe General Foreman receives direction from the Superintendent and Site Manager, oversees pipe foremen and crews, and manages the assembly, layout, installation, and maintenance of piping systems for industrial and new construction projects.
Key focus areas include Read blueprints and specifications to determine scope of work, Manage crew processes, scheduling, costs, employee relations issues, and employment needs, and Identify all tools required for tasks.
Important skills include Reading Blueprints, Pipefitting Processes, Hand Tools, Safety Risk Identification, QA/QC, and Supervisory Management.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Description
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The Pipe General Foreman will receive direction from Superintendent and Site Manager regarding upcoming daily tasks and project progress. This role is responsible for overseeing pipe foreman while also manage pipe foreman's and crews as the assembly, layout, installation, and maintenance of piping systems for industrial and new construction projects.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
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Read blueprints and specifications to determine the scope of work: locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required.
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Manage crew processes, scheduling, costs, employee relations issues, and employment needs.
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Identify all tools required for tasks.
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Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
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Illustrate in-depth knowledge of all pipe fitting processes.
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Tactically plan operations for scheduling workloads in crews efficiently utilizing assets and resources to minimize cost.
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Ensure all QA/QC requirements are met on assigned projects.
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Attend and represent the company on bid walks and potential projects.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
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Must have 10+ years’ experience with pipefitting processes for industrial construction, maintenance or new construction.
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5+ years’ experience in a supervisory role.
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Good understanding of the craft environment being supervised and knowledge of basic hand tools.
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Must be able to pass the Craft Skills Test at or above 70% or have the NCCER certification for your craft.
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Must have a good understanding of Matrix Service policies and procedures.
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Must be able to complete Matrix Service Safety training, Process Safety Management training and Client / Site specific training.
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Obtain and maintain active status within the required drug testing program.
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Subject to random drug screenings.
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Must pass a Background.
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Must maintain a current, valid driver's license and pass an MVR as a condition of employment.
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TWIC card required
PHYSICAL/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
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Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, sitting and lifting.
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Will talk and hear to communicate.
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Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull objects, materials, controls and tools.
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May be required to pick up, lift, carry and move up to 50lbs.
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Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and may occasionally work off of platforms/scaffolding using the appropriate fall protection requirements.
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Must be able to work in all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE
EEO/M/F/Disability/Vets Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic or category.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Qualifications
Behaviors
Required
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Required
- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Licenses & Certifications
Required
- NCCER Indust Pipefitter
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
How this job compares
Set against the 946 open Foreman jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$85–118K/yr29 salary ranges
- US median$26–32/hr611 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Foreman jobs in Texas and 946 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Foreman postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 737 postings).
- Education
- 5 of the 946 open Foreman jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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