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Overview

Industrial Air Flow Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Stainless Steel Structural Welder to join their turnaround welding crew, offering competitive pay and travel perks including covered airfare, hotel, and rental car.

Responsibilities

  • Weld stainless steel structures at power plants nationwide using the Flux-Core process.
  • Engage in turnaround work requiring travel and physical endurance.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of industrial welding experience.
  • Pass 2G, 3G, 4G weld tests (bend tested).
  • Must pass a drug screen.
  • Must be 21 years or older.
  • Ready and willing to travel constantly.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Pascagoula, MS

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 36% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Pascagoula, MS, where the middle half runs $28–$53/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Pascagoula, MS

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Pascagoula, MS right now, from 8 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 45 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pascagoula, or widen the search to Mississippi.

The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (5), and MOHR Talent (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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 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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