Welder - Aluminum TIG
Location
Slidell, LA
Wage
$29.75/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingTIG WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteelAluminum
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Posted on October 21, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Come launch your maritime career with NSC in Slidell, LA! NSC is hiring skilled Structural Aluminum Welders for immediate full-time, long-term shipyard positions.
Responsibilities
- Structural welding of Ballistic Steel and Aluminum materials in all positions using GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, and FCAW/Fluxcore welding processes.
- Must be able to work from various positions including standing, sitting, lying, and kneeling.
- Perform tack welding in different positions including overhead burning of steel.
- Use power tools such as gougers, skill saws, cut saws, and grinders safely.
- Operate jacks, porta-powers, and come-a-longs, some weighing up to 25 lbs.
- Lift materials and tools, including loading and unloading parts.
- Crawl through vehicles and navigate tight spaces for welding.
- Bend and twist body as needed for welding in various compartments.
- Operate cranes and forklifts.
Requirements
- Two to three years of GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW experience required.
- Demonstrated skills based on welding test results.
- High school diploma or GED certificate.
- Ability to certify as a Welder in accordance with M&L Policies/Procedures and Weld Standards.
- Must be able to read drawings and understand basic weld symbols.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
Additional Information
- Willingness to work extended hours as needed.
- Work environment includes shipyards, aboard vessels, or in industrial settings.
- Long-term job opportunities available.
Benefits
Competitive pay
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
How this job compares in Slidell, LA
Pay in context
At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana, whose middle half runs $25–$40/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 59% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
The local market in Slidell, LA
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Slidell, LA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 69 employers. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.
The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (6), TIC - The Industrial Company (5), and Brown & Root (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, 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.
See all aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
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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 - Aluminum TIG figures were last recalculated when this page was built.