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Overview

Chart Industries is looking for a Structural Welder to join their team in New Iberia, LA. The company specializes in designing and building advanced cryogenic equipment and is committed to solving complex problems through teamwork.

Responsibilities

  • Review and complete welds to the assigned Weld Procedure Specifications.
  • Review Weld Maps, Joint Details, and Work Instructions for the assigned task.
  • Select correct welding wire and adjust machine settings appropriately.
  • Identify different material types used for the assigned task.
  • Clean welds by grinding and brushing with power tools and hand tools.
  • Work with fitters to move, clean, clamp, prepare, and tack components.
  • Complete welds using the flux core process (FCAW) on carbon steel.
  • Complete welds on plate and square tube in all positions.
  • Complete multiple pass welds on different joint geometries.
  • Complete welds with unique sequences and different weld sizes.
  • Complete welds to meet the acceptance criteria of AWS D1.1.
  • Verify quality of weld using visual techniques and standard inspection tools.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Able to pass 2G, 3G and 4G skill tests.
  • Two years’ experience as a welder or technical welding program.
  • Knowledge of shop math preferred.
  • Requirements may be obtained through on-the-job training.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: New Iberia, LA, United States, 70560.
  • Working on equipment at ground level or elevated heights.
  • Continuous movement throughout the day.
  • Standing or climbing for extended periods of time.
  • Moving, lifting, and transporting welding equipment and welding wire up to 50lbs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in New Iberia, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana, whose middle half runs $25–$36/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in New Iberia, LA

New Iberia, 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 54 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

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 Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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