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Overview

We are accepting applications for experienced Structural Welders in Jeanerette, LA. This position requires a solid understanding of welding techniques and the ability to perform repair and maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Weld 3G/4G.
  • Perform repair and maintenance work.
  • Read blueprints and drawings to plan layout and procedures.
  • Employ knowledge of metallurgy and geometry for welding solutions.
  • Set up, evaluate, and operate various welding equipment and tools.
  • Determine appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications.
  • Use hand tools to achieve proper surface texture.
  • Select proper fillers for jobs based on experience or project instructions.
  • Coordinate with field labor crew for efficient installations.
  • Conserve resources to ensure budgetary integrity and client satisfaction.

Requirements

  • Must be an experienced Structural Welder.
  • Experience with FLUXCORE welding.
  • Ability to work at different heights.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 LBS.
  • Must be able to stand, bend, stoop, squat, or kneel regularly.
  • Must be able to climb stairs and ladders.
  • Must have own PPE including hard hat, steel toes, safety glasses, gloves, welding hood, welding shirts, and welding gloves.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Must be able to pass a drug screen.

Additional Information

  • Competitive pay with weekly pay schedule.
  • Work schedule includes 10-12 hour days, Monday to Friday, with weekends as needed.
  • Duration of job is approximately 4 months.
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How this job compares in Jeanerette, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 59% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Jeanerette, LA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Jeanerette, LA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 72 employers. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

Helix Resources currently has 1 other opening live in Louisiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.