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Overview

Albemarle is hiring a Pipe Welder for their Magnolia, AR site. This role involves transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for various industries while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform SMAW and GTAW on carbon steel, stainless steel, and other plant-approved materials.
  • Fabricate, install, modify, repair, and maintain piping systems, structural steel, vessels, and related equipment.
  • Read, interpret, and work from P&IDs, blueprints, isometric drawings, and fabrication sketches.
  • Create and modify isometric drawings and field sketches as needed.
  • Prepare materials for welding through cutting, grinding, beveling, fitting, and layout work.
  • Operate cutting torches, plasma cutters, grinders, and other fabrication tools safely and effectively.
  • Perform welds that meet quality standards and pass required inspections.
  • Conduct field inspections to identify maintenance needs and opportunities for improvement.
  • Participate in safety meetings and follow Albemarle safety policies.
  • Work collaboratively with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and other team members.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent, or equivalent military/work experience.
  • Experience with industrial pipe welding, fabrication, or maintenance.
  • Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, blueprints, and isometric drawings.
  • Experience performing SMAW and GTAW welding on carbon steel and stainless steel piping systems.
  • Ability to fabricate, grind, bevel, and prepare pipe for welding and pass applicable welding qualification tests.
  • Knowledge of safe work practices in a chemical, industrial, or manufacturing environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits package

Additional Information

  • Position is located on-site in Magnolia, AR.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
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How this job compares in Magnolia, AR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arkansas currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$32/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 Magnolia, AR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Magnolia, AR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 52 other active welding openings from 37 employers. Browse welding jobs across Arkansas.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (4), The Greenbrier Companies (3), and Aerotek (3). 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 TIG and Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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