Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

Environmental Air Systems, a full-service mechanical contractor, is seeking skilled Pipe Welders to join our manufacturing shop in Browns Summit, North Carolina. In this role, you will work primarily with Carbon Steel.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in various positions according to safety-oriented procedures
  • Perform 100% weld quality in all positions
  • Manufacture and fabricate finished metal products
  • Install and repair various equipment and components
  • Follow blueprints to meet product specifications
  • Calculate material measurements to verify specifications
  • Conduct tests to evaluate weld quality and tolerance

Requirements

  • Previous experience in welding, manufacturing, or other related fields
  • Proficiency in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
  • Must possess welding attire
  • Familiarity with welding tools, equipment, and procedures
  • Familiarity with engineering blueprints and schematics
  • Ability to pass certifications tests on Carbon Steel Schedule 40 Pipe, open root joint, and in the 6G fixed position
  • Welds performed must meet ASME Sec IX Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements
  • Minimum of a high school education or equivalent
  • Minimum of five (5) years of Pipe Welding experience

Benefits

  • Weekly Pay
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 6:00am-4:30pm with OT as necessary
  • Location: 5955 Summit Ave, Summit Ave, Browns Summit, NC 27214

Benefits

Weekly Pay
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Browns Summit, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 42 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 Browns Summit, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Browns Summit, 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 52 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

Environmental Air Systems currently has 7 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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 (7). 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 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 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.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

Similar openings near Browns Summit, NC

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