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Job Description

Overview

WECTEC Staffing Services, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, is seeking a Welder to support Field Outage Service at nuclear plants, requiring 100% travel. The company values diversity and is committed to employee safety and well-being.

Responsibilities

  • Fabrication and installation of pipe, duct, structural steel, pipe and duct supports.
  • Successfully pass the weld tests at the site.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 3 Plus Years of Welding experience
  • Nuclear badge within the last 364 days
  • Must pass the local plant Nuclear Clearance
  • Medical & Fitness for Duty including a pre-employment drug screen

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Travel 100% of the time to different locations at nuclear plants.
  • Report to the Field Supervisor or Project Manager.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Manning, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $47/hr, this posting sits about 80% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 54 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 Manning, SC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Manning, SC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 101 other active welding openings from 78 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), ORION (3), and Vertiv (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within South Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Aiken at $32/hr and Anderson at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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