Job Description

Overview

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products. The Welder II position involves contributing to the manufacturing of fire protection pipe fabrication to NFPA standards using a semi-automatic welder.

Responsibilities

  • Welds various fittings to different sizes of pipes and welding joints on a semi-automatic welder.
  • Interprets application job sheets and various sizes of welding fittings.
  • Analyzes all welds to ensure they are free of porosity and discontinuities.
  • Ensures all welds are visibly stamped or identified with markings to designate that welds were performed by a certified welder.
  • Sorts piping per job and sorts line numbers per fabrication job.
  • Reviews the order ticket and determines the work to be performed meets the customer's specifications.
  • Verifies the final product meets quality control standards.

Requirements

  • Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
  • Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable.
  • HS Diploma or GED, strongly preferred.
  • Specialized skills training/certification may be required.
  • Generally 2-5 years of experience in area of responsibility.
  • Experience operating, calibrating and maintaining a semi-automatic welder.
  • Certified pressure pipe welder.

Additional Information

  • Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
  • Requires intermittent periods of continuous physical exertion, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting, and maneuvering material or equipment, some of which may be heavy (50+ pounds) or awkward.

How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Indianapolis, IN currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$37/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 Indianapolis, IN

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Indianapolis, IN right now, from 14 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 101 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (37), Aerotek (7), and Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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