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Overview

The Structural Welder Journeyman will plan, lay-out, weld, install, and repair various structural steel products according to industry standards and specifications. This role requires intermediate experience and involves working in a construction environment with exposure to various conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Set-up, troubleshoot and operate welding machines according to job specifications and welding procedures.
  • Preheat and weld metal components as specified by blueprints, welding symbols, job specifications, or welding procedures.
  • Weld using various processes including FCAW-S, FCAW-G, TGAW, GMAW, SMAW, and SAW.
  • Operate air arc gouger, grinder, stress relieving machine, and other industry machines, tools and equipment.
  • Make welding repairs and correct substandard welds.

Requirements

  • Must pass Structural Weld Test.
  • Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit-for-duty medical, and background check.
  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
  • Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions.
  • Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required.
  • May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas.
  • Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment.
  • May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site.
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How this job compares in Greenville, MS

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Mississippi currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 51 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 Greenville, MS

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Greenville, MS right now, from 1 employer. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 57 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Greenville, or widen the search to Mississippi.

TIC - The Industrial Company currently has 10 other openings live in Mississippi, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (15), TIC - The Industrial Company (10), and Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (8). 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, Stick, 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. 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.

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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. Structural Welder Journeyman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.