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Overview

The Structural Welder position at Holtec involves performing high-quality welds on carbon and stainless steel using FCAW and GTAW processes. The role requires adherence to technical specifications and safety standards while working in a heavy-plate manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all work safely in compliance with Holtec safety policies and PPE requirements.
  • Prepare, position, align, and fit materials per engineering drawings, work orders, and WPS.
  • Execute welds in required positions meeting visual and radiographic (X-ray) standards.
  • Use measurement and layout tools to verify dimensions and tolerances.
  • Layout, tack, heat-bend, clamp, grind, and bolt components for proper alignment.
  • Monitor fitting, burning, and welding processes to prevent distortion or overheating.
  • Visually inspect welds to ensure compliance with AWS and Holtec quality standards.
  • Operate manual, semi-automatic, and automatic welding equipment (GTAW, FCAW, SAW, plasma arc).
  • Safely handle materials using overhead cranes, forklifts, and other equipment.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-compliant work area.

Requirements

  • Must pass pre-employment weld tests administered in accordance with Holtec’s WPS requirements.
  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • 2–4 years of welding experience in heavy plate manufacturing or industrial environments.
  • Ability to work overtime, nights, weekends, or travel based on production needs.
  • Ability to perform and pass FCAW weld tests in 2G and 3G positions.
  • Proficiency in FCAW and GTAW on carbon and stainless steel.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and technical documentation.
  • Working knowledge of AWS standards and industry best practices.
  • ASME Section IX and/or AWS D1.1/D1.6 certification preferred.
  • Experience in nuclear or high-spec industrial fabrication environments preferred.
  • Multi-process welding experience (SMAW, GMAW, SAW) preferred.
  • Familiarity with digital weld documentation and inspection tools preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Camden, NJ
  • Shift(s): 2nd shift - 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM or 3rd shift - 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM.
  • Opportunities to work 1st shift are available based on business needs and not guaranteed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Camden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $26–$38/hr middle band drawn from 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Camden, NJ

Camden, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 88 other active welding openings from 70 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are DC Fabricators (3), Carvana (3), and Interstate Waste Services, 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 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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Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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. Structural Welder - 2nd & 3rd Shift (FCAW & GTAW) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.