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Overview

The Welder 1 - Dredge position involves planning, laying out, welding, installing, and repairing various structural steel products according to industry standards and specifications. The role requires skilled experience in welding processes and the ability to work effectively with different materials and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding on various materials using different welding processes, including GTAW, SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, and SAW.
  • Lay out, position, fit, and weld various structural components according to supplied fabrication drawings.
  • Set up, troubleshoot, and operate welding machines according to job specifications and procedures.
  • Adjust valves, gauges, and flames as needed and handle compressed gas and oxygen cylinders safely.
  • Operate air arc gouger, grinder, and other industry machines, tools, and equipment.
  • Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; determine time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
  • Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies, and take corrective action.

Requirements

  • May require a high school diploma or equivalent with previous experience in the field or a related area.
  • Must possess strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
  • Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management.
  • Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
  • Able to meet all physical requirements.
  • Must have all required tools.
  • Expected to climb and work at heights and in confined spaces (may exceed 200 ft).
  • Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Able to work overtime, nights, and weekends as required by the workload.
  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
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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–$37/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 17 other active welding openings in Houma, LA right now, from 9 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 121 other active welding openings from 71 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.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (9), PALA Interstate (8), and The Shaw Group (6). 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 MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder 1 - Dredge figures were last recalculated when this page was built.