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Overview

ANDRITZ is a company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions globally, with a focus on engineering technologies that support key industries. The Welder position involves welding metal components according to specifications using various processes.

Responsibilities

  • Weld metal components and equipment according to blueprint specifications.
  • Prepare parts, drill holes, and deburr parts.
  • Use plate shear and Ironworker.
  • Adjust amperage, current, and gas flow according to the material being welded.
  • Maintain high weld quality by following QC standards.
  • Demonstrate safe working practices and standards.
  • Promote the #1ANDRITZway core values and behaviors.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of three years of welding experience, including MIG, flux-core, stick, pulse arc, stitch pattern, and tack welding.
  • Experience welding carbon steel and stainless steel in various applications.
  • Ability to read and interpret prints.
  • Good mathematical skills, including basic geometry.
  • Knowledge of common tools and steel manufacturing processes.
  • Good communication and organizational skills.

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday - Friday, 3:30 PM - 2:00 AM.
  • Location: Ruston, LA, US.

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How this job compares in Ruston, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$38/hr across 30 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 Ruston, LA

Ruston, LA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 105 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 Louisiana.

ANDRITZ AG currently has 1 other opening live in Louisiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (6), Turner Industries (6), and GrayWolf (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 MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication 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.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - Swing Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.