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Job Description

Overview

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. is a large privately held company based in South Carolina, offering diverse services including capital projects and commercial construction. The Pipe Welder position involves laying out, fitting, and welding components to assemble structural forms safely and with high quality.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
  • Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications.
  • Weld together metal components of products such as piping systems and structural shapes as specified.
  • Obtain specified electrode and insert electrode into portable holder or welding gun.
  • Connect cables and adjust welding unit to obtain specified amperage, voltage, and polarity.
  • Start power supply to produce electric current and strike arc to join edges of work piece.
  • Manually guide electrode or gun along weld-line to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
  • Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
  • May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace.
  • May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
  • May remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag, and spatter.
  • May preheat work piece using hand torch or heating furnace.
  • May position and clamp work piece together or assemble in a jig or fixture.
  • May tack weld assemblies together.
  • May cut metal plates or structural shapes.
  • May fit up parts and inspect fit before welding.
  • May be required to use various welding processes.
  • Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must be able to TIG and stick weld on stainless and/or carbon.
  • Must pass required weld tests.
  • Must be able to read, write and communicate clearly.
  • Utilize basic math and a calculator for geometric problems.
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work in various environments.
  • Candidate may be required to pass a drug test and criminal background check.
  • Must wear safety gear including goggles and masks.

Additional Information

  • Work 40 or more hours per week with possible weekend work.
  • Workers are surrounded by hot materials and strong light.
  • Employee must be able to climb, bend, twist, stand and reach repetitively.
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How this job compares in Georgetown, SC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Carolina currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$36/hr across 48 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 Georgetown, SC

Georgetown, SC is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 114 other active welding openings from 86 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in South Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Boiler Tube Company of America (BTA) (4), Parker Hannifin (3), and Thompson Construction Group, Inc. (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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