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Overview

We are seeking experienced Fabrication Combo Welders with multi-process pipe welding experience. This position requires proficiency in TIG, MIG, and Flux Core welding processes and is not entry-level.

Responsibilities

  • Perform multi-process pipe welding and related fabrication duties.
  • Manually guide electrode or gun along weld line.
  • Obtain specified electrode and insert it into portable holder.
  • Connect cables from welding unit to obtain specified amperage and voltage.
  • Start power supply to produce electric current.
  • Strike arc to generate heat and deposit metal from electrode to work piece.
  • Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Clean or degrease weld joint or work piece.
  • Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • Prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
  • Chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
  • Preheat work piece using hand torch or heating furnace.
  • Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
  • Tack assemblies together.
  • Cut metal plates or structural shapes.
  • Perform jobs only on which trained and authorized.
  • Work in accordance with safe job practices and comply with safety rules.
  • Use required personal protective equipment.
  • Report unsafe conditions or practices.
  • Participate in safety meetings and briefings.

Requirements

  • Previous professional Fabrication Combo Welder / pipe welding experience required.
  • Must have experience in a Tier 1 Pipe Fabrication Shop.
  • Must be proficient in TIG (GTAW), MIG (GMAW), and Flux Core (FCAW).
  • Must be capable of welding and certifying on multi-process pipe.
  • Must be comfortable welding pipe in the 6G position.
  • Must pass the required on-site weld test.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Day and Night Shift available with a 10% night shift differential.
  • Benefits eligible within first 30 days of employment.
  • Paid Time Off after 90 days of employment.

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Walker, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 44% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana — toward the top of a $25–$33/hr middle band drawn from 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 Walker, LA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Walker, LA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 70 employers. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

The Shaw Group 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 (6), TIC - The Industrial Company (6), and Brown & Root (5). 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, 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.

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.

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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. FABRICATION COMBO WELDER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.