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Overview

We are hiring skilled welder/fitters starting at $27+ per hour, based on experience and qualifications. The company is looking for experienced welder/fitters for short and long-term positions.

Responsibilities

  • Cut, shape, and weld metal components to create structures, bridges, and other projects.
  • Analyze structures to ensure they meet quality standards and inspect completed welds for defects.
  • Follow safety and cleaning protocols and ensure the use of safety equipment.

Requirements

  • Welding certificate.
  • Experience with MIG and TIG welding.
  • Physical stamina.
  • Blueprint reading skills.
  • Keen eye for detail.
  • Knowledge of different types of metal and their properties.
  • Experienced offshore welders must successfully pass a 6GR pipe welding test using E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
  • Less experienced welders must successfully pass 3G and 4G plate welding tests using E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
  • Fitter applicants should have experience with measuring, layout, fitting, and fabrication.
  • Ability to safely work in an industrial/offshore environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
  • Ability to follow safety procedures and job-site requirements.
  • Must provide required personal protective equipment for testing.
  • Must be dependable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Temp-to-Hire position.
  • Full Time work available.
  • First Shift (Monday through Friday from 07:00am to 03:30pm).
  • Pre-employment drug screen is required as a condition of employment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Youngsville, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Youngsville, LA

Youngsville, LA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 100 other active welding openings from 71 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Youngsville, or widen the search to Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (9), Savard Group (6), and The Shaw Group (3). 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 MIG and TIG 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 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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