Job Description

Overview

The Welder is responsible for performing welding tasks essential to the installation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas pipelines. This role involves operating welding equipment, striking arcs to fuse metal components, and ensuring the structural integrity of pipelines while adhering to industry safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations for the installation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas pipelines.
  • Operate torches, power supplies, and welding equipment to fuse metal components securely.
  • Strike arcs by touching electrodes to metal surfaces, completing electrical circuits.
  • Assist in pipeline construction, repair, and integrity maintenance.
  • Work in various environments, including job sites and fabrication shops.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety protocols, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
  • OQ (Operator Qualification) certification in pipeline welding.
  • Three (3) years of DISTRIBUTION welding experience is preferred.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient knowledge of gas installation techniques and industry standards.
  • Exhibits ability to think practically and creatively to implement the best safety practices.
  • Responds quickly and efficiently to emergency situations while remaining calm in a crisis.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Able and willing to work long hours including day, night, and weekend shifts as needed.
  • Able to travel to project sites that are typically within a 4-hour radius of the home office.
  • Able to work in outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, and job hazards.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Nashville, TN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 28 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 Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 70 other active welding openings from 50 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Nashville, or widen the search to Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), Mueller Water Products (4), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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