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Overview

The Structural Welder will be responsible for performing quality welds on structural pipe and structures with 6010/7018, and will assist fitters with fabricating and installing spools, structures, supports, and other industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform quality welds on structural pipe and structures using 6010/7018.
  • Assist fitters in fabricating and installing spools, structures, supports, and other industrial equipment.
  • Weld, fabricate, and assist fitters in installing varying types of industrial pipe.

Requirements

  • Must be able to weld with SMAW processes.
  • Basic knowledge of process piping.
  • Verifiable welding experience.
  • Must be comfortable working in Industrial Facilities.
  • A pre-employment weld test may be required.
  • Must be able to travel.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Relocate to Ponca City, OK 74604 before starting work.
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Ponca City, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 63 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Ponca City, OK

Ponca City, OK is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 65 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

Hurst Construction & Fabrication, LLC currently has 2 other openings live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HireCall (7), American StaffCorp Job Board (6), and Alfa Laval (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 Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. 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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