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Overview

Altrad Sparrows is a global provider of specialist engineering, inspection, operations, and maintenance services to the offshore energy, renewables, and industrial markets. The Welder / Fitter position involves fitting and welding components to complete weldments per AWS D1.1 Code, requiring a minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Properly fit and/or weld component parts to AWS D1.1 Code and engineered drawing and welding procedures.
  • Plan layouts/templates.
  • Stamp welder ID on completed weldments.
  • Assure proper material is issued to job.
  • Responsible for providing own hand tools.
  • Perform independent welding duties offshore as well as in shop.
  • Safely operate material handling equipment.
  • Assist in training of Welder/Fitter B’s in product knowledge, welding techniques, and interpreting drawings.
  • Perform all other duties as required by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years’ experience in welding and fitting in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to interpret and analyze blueprints.
  • Review finished products to ensure accuracy against drawings.
  • Work on special projects.
  • Propose potential quality or productivity enhancements.
  • Continuous improvement.
  • Determine required equipment and welding method for highest quality.
  • Knowledge of basic math, including decimals and fractions.
  • Proficient in the use of various hand tools necessary to complete a weldment.
  • Must be able to get certified in 3G position on 1” plate.
  • Ability to weld and get certified in 6GR position.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to operate material handling equipment.
  • Capable of working with minimal supervision.
  • Strategic thinking to resolve issues.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Retirement Plan
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Location: Houma, LA
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Retirement Plan
Vision
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How this job compares in Houma, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 34 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 Houma, LA

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Houma, LA right now, from 7 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 119 other active welding openings from 69 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houma, or widen the search to Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (10), Savard Group (8), and PALA Interstate (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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