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Overview

GrayWolf is seeking Combo Pipe Welders at our Morgan City, LA job site. With over 45 years of experience in heavy industrial and commercial construction, GrayWolf provides comprehensive solutions from design to facility management, emphasizing safety, quality, and performance.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
  • Weld together metal components of products such as piping systems, plates, and structural shapes using electric arc-welding equipment.
  • Plan installation or repair to avoid obstructions and interference with other workers.
  • Secure pipes to structure with brackets, clamps, and hangers using hand and power tools.
  • Weld in any direction – flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of pipe combo welding in an industrial construction setting.
  • OSHA 10 preferred, AWS certified preferred.
  • Must have locking tool box and tools necessary to perform the job.
  • Must be able to successfully complete all required pre-hire requirements.
  • Must successfully pass weld test in 6g position on monster coupon (TIG&Stick).
  • Must be able to weld on stainless steel or carbon pipe – all sizes.
  • Must be able to pass QA inspection and/or hydro testing.
  • Must be able to read and interpret prints and plans.
  • Demonstrates competency in construction math as required in trade practice.
  • Work safely around hazards associated with the construction field.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 45 pounds.
  • Move in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven areas.
  • Work up to a 12-hour shift in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.
  • Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
  • PPE footwear/prescription safety glasses or eye shields required.
  • This job site requires long sleeves.
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How this job compares in Morgan City, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 34 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 Morgan City, LA

Morgan City, LA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 119 other active welding openings from 70 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

GrayWolf currently has 2 other openings 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 (10), Savard Group (8), and PALA Interstate (8). 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 TIG. 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.

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.

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.

Similar openings near Morgan City, LA

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 - #3188 MORGAN CITY, LA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.