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Overview

The Stainless Welder position involves planning, laying out, assembling, and installing metal parts and products according to specifications and blueprints. The role requires a range of welding skills and the ability to operate various power tools while adhering to safety policies.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, lay out, assemble, and install metal parts and products according to specifications and blueprints.
  • Perform a wide range of welding tasks including light tacking to heavy flat, up weld, and overhead weld according to ASME Codes.
  • Operate power tools such as saws, grinders, drills, welders, and overhead cranes.
  • Comply with company safety policies and maintain a clean work area.
  • Pass 6g and 3g welding tests.
  • Support a philosophy of zero accidents by following safety procedures.
  • Fit and weld pressurized vessels and pipes.
  • Use Mig and Stick welding operations proficiently.
  • Set up, adjust, and maintain welding equipment.
  • Read and work from plans, sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
  • Support Manufacturing Engineering on improvement projects.
  • Contribute to Lean and Continuous Improvement teams.
  • Maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, or two years of related work experience.
  • Ability to pass a 3G plate test and 6G pipe welding test.
  • Ability to read and follow blueprints.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • 2-3 years minimum of related work experience.
  • Ability to stand, sit, and walk on hard surfaces, bend, stoop, reach, and climb.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull 100 pounds following safety procedures.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Knowledge of machines, tools, and their maintenance.

Additional Information

  • No relocation benefit is offered; candidates must reside within 50 miles of the facility.

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How this job compares in Norman, 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 Norman, OK

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Norman, OK, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 68 employers. Browse welding jobs across 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 MIG and Stick 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. 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.

See all stainless steel welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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.
  • 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.

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.

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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. Stainless Welder **$2,500 SIGN ON BONUS** figures were last recalculated when this page was built.