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Phillips Tank and Structure

Designs, fabricates, and constructs above-ground tanks

Field Foreman/Tank Welder

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Newport News, VA, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Production OperationsWelding & Metal Fabrication

About the job

Requirements
  • Have strong communication and organization skills.
  • Be able to solve problems and suggest improvements to company systems.
  • Have excellent attendance and arrive at work on time every day.
  • Be willing to learn.
  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Be able to lift 50 pounds.
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Be eligible to work in the United States.
  • Be willing to authorize background checks.
  • Have no criminal convictions for dishonesty, sexual misconduct, violence, or acts of terrorism.
  • Have a valid driver's license.
  • Be willing to authorize motor vehicle driving record checks.
  • Be willing to submit to pre-hire, random, and post-incident drug and alcohol testing.
Responsibilities
  • Provide site supervision and senior leadership for a PTS construction project.
  • Act as the on-site point of contact for customers, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Maintain safety, quality, and productivity.
  • Understand the contract scope of work and identify field-initiated scope changes and change orders.
  • Lead jobsite safety and foster a safety culture within the crew.
  • Lead jobsite quality efforts and prevent rework, rejected work, and sloppy work.
  • Improve field productivity and complete projects under budget and on time.
  • Balance customer satisfaction with project profitability by protecting the company regarding scope changes and barrier time.
  • Provide craft knowledge and experience to the crew, including expertise in welding, structural erection, tank repair, new tank construction, and rigging.
  • Evaluate field employees, identify candidates for promotion, provide guidance and training, and communicate evaluation information to Construction Managers and Human Resources.
  • Assist Construction Managers and Human Resources with recruiting field workers.
  • Care for and maintain tooling and equipment, and promptly call equipment off rent when no longer needed.
  • Identify opportunities to improve company practices and resources.
  • Represent PTS professionally and positively to customers and employees.
  • Contribute to pre-construction planning.
  • Communicate with support staff, including Design, Purchasing, Project Management, and Administration.
  • Understand estimated manhours and project scope before work starts, and track progress weekly with the Project Manager using Field Labor Reports.
  • Work with the Safety Specialist, Construction Administration, and Human Resources to ensure assigned employees have required training and certifications, including safety training, Department of Transportation requirements, Operator Qualification, welder testing, and site-specific requirements.
  • Complete required paperwork, including daily time sheets, safety and quality audits, customer paperwork, and equipment inspections.
  • Advise Project Management of potential problems, work interferences, and schedule difficulties, and assist with resolving them as needed.
  • Provide complete final project paperwork to the Design Group for preparation of the Final Quality Control Book.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to weld is a plus.

About the company

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Phillips Tank and Structure

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Phillips Tank & Structure designs, fabricates, and builds above-ground storage tanks and related steel and aluminum structures. The company handles design, fabrication, and construction as well as repair, following API 650, API 653, AWWA D100, and API 12D specifications. Its products work by combining engineering, skilled fabrication, and field construction to produce compliant tanks; projects are planned and executed by experienced estimators and project teams, ensuring quality and safety. PTS differentiates itself through multi-state licensing and bonding, a history of decades of estimating and delivering tank projects, and formal compliance credentials with ISNetworld, PEC Safety, and Veriforce networks; it is also the first specialty “Vessel Contractor” qualified in Virginia. The company aims to provide reliable, code-compliant storage tank construction and repair services across regions, with licensed, insured operations and ongoing licensing as needed to support client projects.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Braddock, North Dakota

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • PTS is actively hiring welders and foremen in 2026, implying backlog.
  • The Columbia, Kentucky shop adds fabrication capacity and a regional operating base.
  • ENR Top 100 recognition should help win larger industrial and utility contracts.

What critics are saying

  • Kentucky promised 20 jobs by December 2024; delay weakens incentive economics.
  • No recent project wins surfaced beyond 2023 Kentucky expansion, signaling thin public momentum.
  • Non-union, travel-heavy welding jobs with no PTO will keep churn elevated.

What makes Phillips Tank and Structure unique

  • PTS spans design, fabrication, and construction for API 650 and API 653 tanks.
  • Phillips Infrastructure entered ENR's Top 100 in 2026, boosting PTS credibility.
  • PTS operates nationwide from Pennsylvania, Texas, Hawaii, Kentucky, and California offices.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match

Company News

WHVE-92.7 The Wave
Sep 28th, 2023
Phillips Tank & Structure To Locate First Kentucky Facility in Adair County Creating 20 Full-Time Positions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2023) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted new economic growth coming to Adair County as Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS), a nationwide tank construction contractor, announced plans to build a $2.76 million fabrication shop that will create 20 new full-time jobs in the Columbia area.

The Lane Report
Sep 28th, 2023
Phillips Tank & Structure to locate first facility in Kentucky

COLUMBIA, Ky. - Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS), a nationwide tank construction contractor, announced plans to build a $2.76 million fabrication shop to create 20 new full-time jobs in the Columbia area.

The Fabricator
Sep 28th, 2023
Phillips Tank & Structure plans $2.76 million Kentucky facility

Phillips Tank & Structure plans $2.76 million kentucky facility.