Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves performing welding for installations, alterations, relocations, and assembly of structured and fabricated steel, as well as modifications required for welding installations. The role requires mechanical tasks to be performed with minimal supervision while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all mechanical tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Read and accurately interpret drawings for equipment installation and alignment.
  • Keep materials, tools, and equipment organized and maintain a clean work area.
  • Demonstrate safe work habits and proper care of tools and equipment.
  • Lead or assist in all types of welding installations.
  • Fabricate field modifications including welding and assembly.
  • Organize materials and tools to maintain a clean work area.
  • Accurately interpret mechanical and piping drawings.
  • Properly level, plumb, and align equipment and machinery.
  • Direct and train helpers and apprentices in proper work practices.

Requirements

  • Welding Certification as required for the duties of this position.
  • High school graduate, holder of G.E.D., or equivalent studies/experience.
  • Five years of welding experience.
  • Mechanical/equipment knowledge.
  • Ability to visualize completed work prior to installation.
  • Ability to plan, schedule, and organize tasks efficiently.
  • Knowledge of and ability to properly give hand signals to operators.
  • Ability to work in restrictive/tight areas.
  • Ability to lift work loads of 51 lbs.
  • Possess good vision/hearing (normal or corrected).

Additional Information

  • May require working in all weather elements depending on job location.
  • Must be able to work scheduled hours as well as overtime on short notice.
  • Ability to work in noisy environments.

How this job compares in Richmond, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Richmond, VA currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$30/hr across 10 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 Richmond, VA

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Richmond, VA right now, from 10 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 185 other active welding openings from 109 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Richmond, or widen the search to Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (10), Colonna's Shipyard (8), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (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 Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $34/hr, Verona at $33/hr, and Norfolk at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Richmond, VA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.