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Job Description

Overview

Parallel Welding Services is looking for a dependable, experienced Structural Steel Ironworker to join their team. The company is established and locally owned, with a focus on safety and quality work.

Responsibilities

  • Erect, install, and secure structural steel components, including beams, columns, and other steel members.
  • Read and follow blueprints, erection drawings, and layout instructions.
  • Bolt up, align, plumb, and connect structural steel.
  • Perform field measurements and assist with steel layout.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, rigging equipment, and ironworking tools safely.
  • Work with cranes and other crew members to position and install steel.
  • Follow job-site safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.
  • Travel to regional job sites as scheduled.

Requirements

  • Previous structural steel ironworking experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of structural steel erection, bolting, connecting, and alignment.
  • Ability to safely work at heights and on elevated steel.
  • Ability to use common hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment.
  • Ability to follow directions, read measurements, and work from drawings.
  • Dependable, safety-conscious, and able to work well with a crew.
  • Reliable transportation to the designated reporting location.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regionally and stay out of town during the workweek.
  • Ability to perform the essential physical duties of the job, including lifting materials and working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
  • Stick welding (SMAW) experience is a plus.
  • Experience welding structural steel in the field.
  • Familiarity with welding equipment, preparation, and basic weld quality requirements.
  • Experience with rigging equipment and aerial lifts.
  • Relevant welding or safety certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • Pay based on experience
  • Mileage paid
  • Lodging paid while traveling for work
  • Steady work with an established company
  • A small-company environment where reliability and quality work matter

Additional Information

  • Regional travel is REQUIRED.
  • Most of your work will be out of town, and this is non-negotiable.
  • Typically home most weekends, but this is not a local, home-every-night job.

Benefits

Pay based on experience
Mileage paid
Lodging paid while traveling for work
Steady work with an established company
A small-company environment where reliability and quality work matter
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How this job compares in Saint Gabriel, 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 32 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 Saint Gabriel, LA

Saint Gabriel, LA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 133 other active welding openings from 80 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 Stick. 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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