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Overview

The Pipewelder position involves welding in various positions while adhering to safety procedures and ensuring high-quality welds. The role requires experience in welding and familiarity with tools and blueprints, with a focus on manufacturing and fabricating metal products.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in various positions according to safety-oriented procedures.
  • Perform 100% weld quality in all positions.
  • Manufacture and fabricate finished metal products.
  • Install and repair various equipment and components.
  • Follow blueprints to meet product specifications.
  • Calculate material measurements to verify specifications.
  • Conduct tests to evaluate weld quality and tolerance.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in welding, manufacturing, or other related fields.
  • Proficiency in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW).
  • Must possess welding attire.
  • Familiarity with welding tools, equipment, and procedures.
  • Familiarity with engineering blueprints and schematics.
  • Ability to pass certifications tests on Carbon Steel Schedule 40 Pipe, open root joint, and in the 6G fixed position.
  • Welds performed must meet ASME Sec IX Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements.
  • Minimum of a high school education or equivalent.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of Pipe Welding experience.

Additional Information

  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to step over and work on top of fixtures that are 28 inches off the floor when necessary.
  • Ability to work in conditions of varying heat and cold and where noise levels are at or above 90 decibels.
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How this job compares in High Point, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$31/hr across 68 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in High Point, NC

High Point, NC currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 129 other active welding openings from 91 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in High Point, or widen the search to North Carolina.

Environmental Air Systems currently has 4 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (4), Environmental Air Systems (4), and Aerotek (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all construction welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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