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Job Description

Overview

Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Pipe Welder for a project in Wytheville, VA, focusing on installation, rigging, millwrighting, and maintenance for manufacturing and industrial markets across the Southeast. Hired candidates will be considered for Benefits/Paid Time Off after 3 months.

Responsibilities

  • Select equipment and plan layout, assembly, and welding.
  • Lay out, position, align, and fit components together.
  • Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Set up equipment and weld parts using various welding techniques.
  • Assemble parts by bolting and riveting.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Rate information using measurable standards.
  • Detect, recognize and respond to dangerous conditions.

Requirements

  • Skilled in both written and verbal communication.
  • Complete all Safety and general job training as required by SIC.
  • Observe SIC and Customer safety and quality processes and procedures at all times.
  • Certification at one or more levels is required.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position is on-site.
  • Must be able to lift up to fifty pounds.
  • Conditions include working in various environments with exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, vibrations, and adverse weather.
  • Must be capable of standing for long periods and working in confined spaces.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Roanoke, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$34/hr across 71 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 Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, VA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 64 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (12), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and RailWorks (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 $34/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Richmond at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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