NOW HIRING – Industrial Pipefitters, Millwrights & TIG Pipe Welders - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -...

Location

Mount Holly, NC

Employment Type

Contract

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on September 15, 2026

Job Description

Overview

CCS Construction Staffing is hiring experienced Industrial Pipefitters, Millwrights, and TIG Pipe Welders for a major industrial shutdown and equipment relocation project in Mt. Holly, NC. This project requires skilled industrial hands with experience in heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities

  • Demolition and removal of existing process equipment and piping
  • Disconnecting reactors, pumps, piping, valves, and associated equipment
  • Removing the first reactor and associated systems
  • Relocating a second reactor and pumps into the existing location
  • Setting and installing industrial pumps and equipment
  • Fitting and reconnecting process piping
  • Flange work, bolt-up, measuring, layout, and pipe installation
  • Rigging and moving heavy industrial equipment
  • Working safely during an active industrial shutdown/project

Requirements

  • Experience with industrial/process piping
  • Ability to read piping isometrics and drawings
  • Experience measuring, laying out, and fitting pipe
  • Knowledge of flanges, valves, pumps, and process equipment
  • Experience with equipment tie-ins and reconnects
  • Experience with shutdowns and turnarounds
  • Familiarity with rigging, chain falls, come-alongs, and equipment movement
  • Strong TIG pipe welding ability
  • Ability to produce X-ray-quality welds
  • Experience welding industrial/process piping
  • Comfortable working around plant equipment and shutdown operations
  • Must have personal welding gear / TIG rig as required
  • Must have basic hand tools
  • Dependable workers who can commit to a long-term project
  • Strong safety awareness
  • Reliable transportation
  • Ability to work as part of a shutdown/industrial construction crew

Additional Information

  • Project duration is approximately 6–12 months
  • Location is Mt. Holly, NC
  • Positions available are Industrial Pipefitters, Millwrights & TIG Pipe Welders

How this job compares in Mount Holly, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$29/hr across 47 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 Mount Holly, NC

Mount Holly, NC is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 116 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 North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (6), Carrier Global (6), and Welding Shop in Charlotte, NC (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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