Job Description

Overview

A Combination Welder will weld, fabricate and assist pipe fitters in the installation of varying types of industrial pipe into the projects of piping systems. This position will also require assisting fitters, rigging, and knowledge of process piping.

Responsibilities

  • Selects equipment and plans layouts, assembly, and welding.
  • Layout, position, align, cut, assemble, and fit metal components together.
  • Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Sets up equipment and welds parts using various welding equipment.
  • Weld metal materials to piping systems equipment using appropriate procedures.
  • Identify all equipment for job and process.

Requirements

  • Spotting on all activities.
  • Elevated work under 6ft.
  • Interpret drawings.
  • Set up welding equipment.
  • Select specific rod or wire.
  • Cut, grind, and bevel pipe.
  • Cut with oxygen and acetylene torch.
  • Prep and clean base metals.
  • Read and understand weld symbols.
  • Weld pipe.
  • Weld structural steel.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience.
  • Must be able to assess through Burns and McDonnell assessment program.
  • Must pass a weld test.

Additional Information

  • This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
  • Travel: Yes, 100 % of the Time.
  • Primary Location: US-AL-Leroy.

Benefits

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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$34/hr across 45 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 Leroy, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Leroy, AL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 96 other active welding openings from 60 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (9), Austal USA (8), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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