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Job Description

Overview

WECTEC Staffing Services, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, is looking for a Field Orbital Welder to support their mission of providing clean energy solutions during the Spring Nuclear Outage at Brunswick starting February 7, 2027.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
  • 3+ years' experience in machine x-ray and orbital welding
  • Must pass the pre-required weld testing in November
  • Must pass the nuclear background and fitness for duty prior to reporting to Brunswick nuclear plant

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Onsite for Spring Nuclear Outage at Brunswick for approximately 2-3 weeks
  • Testing in November 2026 at Manning, SC location

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Southport, NC

Pay in context

At roughly $51/hr, this posting sits about 59% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across North Carolina — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 41 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Southport, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Southport, NC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 103 other active welding openings from 51 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (8), and Environmental Air Systems (8). 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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