Night Shift Welder
Location
Houma, LA
Employment Type
Full-time
Apply for This Position
Posted on August 28, 2026
Job Description
Overview
NOV is seeking a night shift Welder to join their team in Houma, LA, where the role involves performing various welding processes and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
Responsibilities
- Perform SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW welding processes as qualified.
- Weld carbon steel, low alloy steel, stainless steel, duplex, super duplex, Inconel, and other specialty alloys.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, weld symbols, travelers, WPSs, and manufacturing work instructions.
- Maintain required preheat, interpass temperatures, and heat input in accordance with approved procedures.
- Perform interpass cleaning and grinding between weld passes.
- Complete all required production documentation accurately.
- Maintain proper material identification and traceability throughout the manufacturing process.
- Operate overhead cranes, positioners, welding equipment, and other shop equipment safely.
- Follow all approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
- Perform self-inspections before submitting work for inspection.
- Report nonconforming conditions immediately.
- Maintain workmanship standards on every weld.
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures.
- Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Maintain a clean work area free of hazards.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of industrial welding experience preferred.
- Ability to pass company weld qualification tests.
- Ability to read blueprints and weld symbols.
- Knowledge of proper use of measuring tools.
- Ability to safely operate overhead cranes and fabrication equipment.
- API 6A manufacturing experience preferred.
- Experience welding F22, 4130, stainless steel, and Inconel alloys preferred.
- Experience welding pressure-containing components preferred.
Additional Information
- Night shift position.
- Location: Houma, LA.
How this job compares in Houma, LA
Pay in context
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$36/hr across 33 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 Houma, LA
We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Houma, LA right now, from 8 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 102 other active welding openings from 65 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houma, or widen the search to Louisiana.
NOV 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 (8), Savard Group (7), and PALA Interstate (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Louisiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Walker at $37/hr and New Orleans at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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.
Similar openings near Houma, LA
- Tank Welder (Night Shift) — Gulf Island · Houma, LA
- Pipe Tacker — Edison Chouest Offshore · Houma, LA
- 1st Class Pipe Welder (FCAW/Tig) — Bollinger Shipyards · Houma, LA
- 1st Class Pipe Welder (FCAW/Tig) (Night Shift) — Bollinger Shipyards · Houma, LA
- 1st Class 6G Tig/FCAW Pipe Welder - Days — B&D Contracting · Houma, LA
- Pipe and Structural Welder Offshore — Gulf Island · Houma, LA
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Night Shift Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.