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Overview

MasTec Industrial and Phoenix Industrial have been serving the power industry since 1947, specializing in EPC services and project development for natural gas, oil, biomass, and waste-to-energy projects. The Combo Pipe Welder Journeyman will be responsible for joining various metal components using multiple welding processes while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret project plans, blueprints, weld symbols, and other written instructions.
  • Follow project specifications and understand Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
  • Perform GTAW, SMAW, FACW, GMAW, and other mixed type of welds based on project needs.
  • Field install welds for structural components and various types of pipe.
  • Select proper fillers for welding tasks based on specifications.
  • Prepare welding surfaces to achieve proper joint detail.
  • Assist pipe fitters with measurements and material preparation.
  • Work with other crafts as requested by project supervision.
  • Communicate with Foreman regarding problems, materials, or hazards.
  • Work different shifts and overtime as required.
  • Maintain accuracy under production schedule pressure.

Requirements

  • 4+ years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • High School Diploma or GED Certification (preferred).
  • Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedure manuals.
  • Basic math skills for measurements and calculations.
  • Common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
  • Ability to work within precise standards of accuracy.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Full-Time position scheduled to work typically 50 hours per week.
  • Travel required up to 90%.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Rapid City, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 65% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota — toward the top of a $25–$27/hr middle band drawn from 28 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 96% 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 Rapid City, SD

Rapid City, SD is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 46 other active welding openings from 24 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (14), Dakota Bodies (4), and Hendrickson (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, TIG, 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. 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.

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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. Combo Pipe Welder Journeyman (Night Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.