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Job Description

Overview

A Combination Welder will weld, fabricate and assist pipe fitters in the installation of various types of industrial pipe into project piping systems. This position requires knowledge of process piping and assisting fitters and rigging.

Responsibilities

  • Selects equipment and plans layouts, assembly, and welding.
  • Layouts, positions, aligns, cuts, assembles, and fits metal components together.
  • Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Sets up equipment and welds parts using various welding techniques.
  • Welds metal materials to piping systems equipment using appropriate procedures.
  • Identifies all equipment for job and process.
  • Identifies all safety risks and requirements.

Requirements

  • Must have the ability to weld in 2g, 4g, and 6g conditions.
  • Must be able to SMAW (Stick) and GTAW (Tig) Carbon & Stainless Pipe.
  • Must have current applicable welding certification with Zachry or pass a weld test.
  • Must have 4+ years of welding experience.
  • Must have all required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements.

Additional Information

  • Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting, sitting and lifting.
  • Will work in weathering conditions including heat while wearing appropriate PPE.
  • Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
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How this job compares in Soda Springs, ID

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Idaho currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 25 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 Soda Springs, ID

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Soda Springs, ID, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Idaho as a whole we're tracking 36 other active welding openings from 30 employers. Browse welding jobs across Idaho.

The most active employers in Idaho at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company (2), Phoenix Industrial, Inc., a MasTec Company (2), and Jobot (2). 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 TIG and Stick 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. 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 combo 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.
  • 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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