Job Description

Overview

The position of a Specialty Welder is responsible for tasks related to welding in the appropriate process during a project within a client facility or in a shop environment. This is considered a safety-sensitive position that requires maximizing quality while ensuring a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate blueprints, schematics, drawings, and job specifications to determine work demands.
  • Develop materials based on isometric and orthographic drawings and modified piping systems.
  • Operate cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools to redesign, reshape, and dismantle components.
  • Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld components in proper position and orientation for welding.
  • Examine finished work to ensure it is smooth, free of defects, and high functioning.
  • Fill holes, seams, and indentations in metal to maintain structural integrity.
  • Inspect and repair all equipment and tools used during the job.
  • Maintain care and cleanliness of assigned equipment and workstation.
  • Follow all Company Safety, Quality Control/Quality Assurance procedures and OSHA guidelines.
  • Write routine reports and correspondences.
  • Perform basic mathematical operations and apply common sense to carry out instructions.
  • Maintain poise and focus under time constraints and adverse conditions.
  • Attend and complete required trainings.
  • Pass all required drug/alcohol testing and background requirements.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent work experience or 7+ years of related work experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of EGW, SMAW, SAW, FCAW, and other welding processes.
  • Experience in the petrochemical/refinery industry.
  • 10+ years of related work experience and/or training preferred.
  • NCCER certification preferred.
  • Class 'A' driver's license and a clean MVR preferred.
  • First aid and CPR trained preferred.

Additional Information

  • This job operates in a petrochemical/refinery environment with exposure to extreme temperatures and hazardous chemicals.
  • Travel is expected with extensive travel throughout the U.S. and overnight stays for extended periods.
  • This is a project-based position with variable hours and common overtime work.

Benefits

Vision

How this job compares in Broken Arrow, OK

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Oklahoma currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$30/hr across 65 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 Broken Arrow, OK

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Broken Arrow, OK right now, from 8 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 68 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Broken Arrow, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (8), Hayden Industrial (5), and Chart Industries, Inc. (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $27/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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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. ETS Specialty Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.