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Overview

The Substation Welder position involves welding metal pipelines using various welding techniques and may require travel depending on customer demands. Pike, founded in 1945, is a leading provider of construction, repair, and engineering services for electric and gas utilities.

Responsibilities

  • Weld metal pipelines using arc, mig, or stick welding equipment.
  • Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
  • Interpret various instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Work effectively in a team environment.

Requirements

  • Able to lift and move materials in excess of 50 lbs.
  • Able to perform vigorous physical labor.
  • Able to read drawings.
  • Ability to climb up and down.
  • Requires 1-3 years of working experience.
  • Qualified welder in conformance with API Standard 1104.
  • Must have own basic hand tools.
  • Able to use mig welder, aluminum welder, overhead crane, press brake, shear, and band saw.
  • Willing to work overtime when requested.
  • Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
  • Valid operator’s license and DOT physical; CDL preferred.

Additional Information

  • Travel to Florida and other states is required.
  • Willing to work outside of the normal work schedule including weekends and holidays.
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How this job compares in Monroe, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 146 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 Monroe, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Monroe, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 246 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

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

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Atlanta at $30/hr, Marietta at $29/hr, and Lithia Springs at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick 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. 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.

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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. Substation Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.