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Overview

The Combo Welder 1 position at Zachry involves performing welding and fabrication activities, assisting with industrial piping systems, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Candidates should have significant welding experience and the ability to work in a challenging industrial environment.

Responsibilities

  • Follow direction from supervisors and site management.
  • Perform welding and fabrication activities in accordance with project specifications and quality requirements.
  • Assist Pipefitters with the installation, repair, and modification of industrial piping systems.
  • Weld using GTAW (TIG) and SMAW (Stick) processes.
  • Perform welds in 2G, 4G, and 6G positions.
  • Successfully pass required Zachry welding qualifications or maintain current applicable Zachry welding certifications.
  • Read and interpret drawings, weld procedures, and technical documents.
  • Maintain compliance with all safety requirements and company policies.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of industrial welding experience or completion of a 2-year technical or vocational welding program.
  • Demonstrated industrial maintenance experience.
  • Experience welding carbon steel pipe systems.
  • Ability to pass a Zachry welding test if not currently certified.
  • Knowledge of GTAW and SMAW welding processes.
  • Ability to weld 2" Schedule 160 and 4" Schedule 40 pipe.
  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements of the position.

Additional Information

  • Frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, squatting, and lifting.
  • Ability to lift, carry, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and work platforms.
  • Ability to work at elevated heights and in confined spaces when required.
  • Exposure to varying weather conditions, including heat, humidity, cold, wind, and rain.
  • Regular exposure to welding operations, grinding activities, and industrial equipment.
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How this job compares in Spartanburg, SC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Carolina currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 46 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 Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg, SC currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 94 other active welding openings from 74 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Spartanburg, or widen the search to South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (5), Vertiv (4), and GE Vernova (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 $29/hr and Anderson at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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