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Overview

The Field Welding Specialist at WECTEC Staffing Services supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions by offering hands-on technical expertise, oversight, and quality assurance for welding activities in the field. This role involves training and mentoring welders while ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Perform and oversee welding, repair, fabrication, and installation activities following approved procedures and applicable industry codes.
  • Oversee welding crews and coordinate daily work activities to ensure projects are completed safely and efficiently.
  • Train and develop welders and welding technicians on proper techniques and safety requirements.
  • Evaluate employee performance and provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Conduct on-the-job training and qualification preparation for personnel pursuing welding certifications.
  • Ensure compliance with company safety policies and regulatory standards.
  • Review work packages and welding procedures for technical accuracy.
  • Monitor welding quality, identify deficiencies, and implement corrective actions.
  • Support field troubleshooting and resolution of welding-related issues.
  • Coordinate with project management and engineering to ensure successful project execution.
  • Maintain accurate records of welding activities and training conducted.
  • Help develop and improve welding procedures and best practices.
  • Support outage, maintenance, construction, and specialty welding projects.

Requirements

  • Experience in industrial, power generation, nuclear, manufacturing, or heavy industrial welding applications.
  • Knowledge of applicable welding codes and standards, including ASME and AWS.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience supervising field personnel.
  • Experience training welding personnel in classroom and field environments.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and welding procedures.
  • Willingness to travel and work flexible schedules, including outage and emergency response assignments.
  • Current welding certifications or industry-recognized qualifications preferred.
  • Passport requirement expiring in less than 6 months.
  • Ability to pass a nuclear background and drug screen.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • You will support in the US and France.
  • You will report to the site Manager.
  • You will travel to France.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $54/hr, this posting sits about 91% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $24–$36/hr middle band drawn from 56 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 98% 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

Manning, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 78 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

Westinghouse Electric currently has 1 other opening live in South Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), 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 Duncan at $36/hr, Aiken at $29/hr, and Anderson at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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