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Job Description

Overview

General Dynamics NASSCO is seeking five Pipe Welders J1-J4 for the night shift in Norfolk, Virginia. The company specializes in ship construction, repair, conversion, and maintenance for both commercial and national defense assets.

Responsibilities

  • Weld all types of materials using tig and stick.
  • Weld plate and pipe including various piping joints.
  • Set up and operate welding machines such as SYNCHROWAVE 250 and POWCON ST-300.
  • Troubleshoot problems with tig lines and machines.
  • Utilize Metro PCP 912-04 for P-I piping.

Requirements

  • Journeyperson 4: Knowledge of welding standards and joint designs.
  • Journeyperson 4: Ability to weld various materials including cuni, monel, stainless steel, aluminum, and carbon steel/cromoly.
  • Journeyperson 3: Knowledge of proper joint designs and ability to weld different materials.
  • Journeyperson 2: Some knowledge of proper weld joint designs and willingness to learn tig.
  • Journeyperson 1: Ability to stick weld fillet and butt joints and willingness to learn other procedures.
  • Must be able to access all Navy installations and other shipyards.

Additional Information

  • Night shift from 3pm to 11pm.
  • Location: Norfolk, VA, US, 23523.
  • No security clearance required.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Norfolk, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Norfolk, VA currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$38/hr across 18 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 Norfolk, VA

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Norfolk, VA right now, from 15 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 139 other active welding openings from 79 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Norfolk, or widen the search to Virginia.

General Dynamics NASSCO currently has 4 other openings live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7), Colonna's Shipyard (7), and Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII (6). 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 $38/hr, Norfolk at $32/hr, and Virginia Beach at $30/hr. Norfolk is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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. Pipe Welder J1-J4 (NIGHT SHIFT) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.