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Overview

PALA Interstate, LLC is seeking a Combo Welder with experience in Stick and TIG welding on various sizes of piping in an industrial environment. The role requires the ability to read and interpret job specifications, maintain a clean work environment, and work from elevated platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Reads and studies layout, blueprints, diagram, work order and welding procedures to determine work to be done.
  • Plans work in logical sequence and determines tools/equipment needed.
  • Lays out, positions, aligns and fits components together.
  • Bolts, clamps and tack welds parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Obtains specified electrode and inserts into portable holder or threads electrode wire through portable welding gun.
  • Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope and pulse as specified.
  • Starts power supply to produce electric current.
  • Strikes arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and joint edges.
  • Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
  • Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions and examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Performs Stick (SMAW), TIG (GATW), and Flux Core Welding.
  • Manually applies filler rod to supply weld metal.
  • Cleans or degreases weld joint or work piece using wire brush, grinder or chemical bath.
  • Chips off excess weld, slag, spatter.
  • Preheats work piece using torch or heating furnace.
  • Repairs products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping and reassembling parts.

Requirements

  • Minimum four years’ experience as a certified welder, or two years’ experience as Certified Welder plus two years’ ABC or equivalent training.
  • Experienced in stick and TIG pipe welding.
  • Experienced in welding carbon, stainless steel and various alloys.
  • Must pass required welding test as required by the specific job site.
  • High School or GED preferred but not required.
  • Trade School program preferred but not required.
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How this job compares in Geismar, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$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 Geismar, LA

Geismar, LA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 135 other active welding openings from 81 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Geismar, or widen the search to Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (7), Gulf Island (7), and TIC - The Industrial Company (6). 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 TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds. 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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