Job Description

Overview

The Offshore Combo Fitter position involves fitting and installing iron fabrication as steel structures and pipe according to contract specifications and quality assurance standards. This role is located offshore in the Gulf of America.

Responsibilities

  • Study engineering drawings to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and work-packs.
  • Perform mathematical calculations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Measure, cut, fit, and install structural and pipe materials per blueprints and job specifications.
  • Locate and mark workpieces from drawings, checking for material thickness and other specifications.
  • Straighten warped or bent parts using sledges and hand torches.
  • Follow fitting procedures for fabricating offshore structures.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Lay out and install piping and equipment in compliance with construction drawings.
  • Inspect work sites for obstructions that could cause structural weakness.
  • Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications using measuring tools.
  • Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.

Requirements

  • Must be able to stand, sit, walk, stoop, kneel, climb, and perform other physical activities.
  • Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally 50-75 pounds.
  • 5+ years of Pipefitter experience with the ability to pass a written and practical test.
  • 2+ years prior offshore fitter or welder experience.
  • Must be able to measure, fit, and install piping and structural materials.
  • Ability to read and understand drawings.
  • Ability to pull measurements, elevations, and coordinates.
  • Experience operating hand torches, power tools, and rigging.
  • Knowledge of fabrication materials.
  • Must pass all Offshore trainings.
  • Valid TWIC card required.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
  • Must pass a background check.
  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • 3+ years prior offshore experience, with one year within the last six months.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 80% to 90% of work activities are performed outdoors in varying temperatures and conditions.
  • Gulf Island will not sponsor applications for work visas.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Houma, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 33 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 Houma, LA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Houma, LA right now, from 7 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 70 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houma, or widen the search to Louisiana.

Gulf Island currently has 3 other openings live in Louisiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

Similar openings near Houma, LA

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