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Overview

GrayWolf is seeking Structural Welders for their project in Morgan City, LA. The company is a heavy industrial/commercial construction contractor with over 45 years of experience, focusing on safety, quality, and performance in delivering completed projects.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely around construction hazards.
  • Use hand, electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic tools safely.
  • Read and understand plans, isometrics, arrangement drawings, details, specifications, and erection manuals.
  • Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
  • Secure components together using knowledge of geometry and welding techniques.
  • Bolt, clamp, and tack weld parts to secure them for welding.
  • Prepare material for welding by cutting or grinding.
  • Set material in stands, racks, or hoists for welding.
  • Set up equipment and weld parts using various welding techniques.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, and reshaping.
  • Reassemble parts using cutting tools and hand tools.

Requirements

  • Minimum of three years heavy industrial field experience as a Welder.
  • Ability to identify welding techniques (TIG, MIG, Arc) and understand metal properties.
  • Completion of required welding certification(s).
  • Must have a locking toolbox and necessary tools for the job.
  • Must successfully complete all pre-hire requirements.

Additional Information

  • Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 45 pounds.
  • Work in confined and cluttered places and uneven areas.
  • Work up to a 12-hour shift in varying temperature extremes.
  • Climb and maintain balance on steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
  • PPE footwear and prescription safety glasses or eye shields are required.
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How this job compares in Morgan City, 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–$36/hr across 31 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 Morgan City, LA

Morgan City, LA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 93 other active welding openings from 55 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

GrayWolf 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 PALA Interstate (8), Worley (6), and The Shaw Group (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 and TIG 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. Graywolf Structural Welder - Morgan City, LA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.