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Job Description

Overview

The Pipe Welder will perform welding functions according to jobsite specifications in an industrial construction environment, ensuring adherence to safety standards and company ethics.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Company’s commitment to safety and its Core Values.
  • Represent the Company with high moral standards and adhere to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
  • Collaborate effectively with peers, supervision, and the QA/QC Department.
  • Select equipment and plan layout and assembly of welding.
  • Weld various types of pipe using processes such as ARC, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, GAS, MIG, TIG, etc.
  • Weld high and low pressure pipe per specifications, subject to NDE testing.
  • Fit up pipe and perform grinding when required.
  • Weld on structural steel and non-piping components.
  • Work within precise limits and standards of accuracy.
  • Possess current certification in SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW or FCAW.
  • Identify and mitigate safety hazards.
  • Perform other job-related duties as requested by supervision.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years in refinery maintenance, turnaround, or construction experience.
  • General knowledge of basic hand tools.
  • Ability to pass Weld Test and demonstrate practical welding skill.
  • Complete required safety and site-specific training.
  • Must maintain active status within the drug testing program.
  • Pass a pre-employment background check.

Additional Information

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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How this job compares in Rougemont, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 43 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 Rougemont, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rougemont, NC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 104 other active welding openings from 54 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (8), and Environmental Air Systems (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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