1st Class Short Arc Tacker (NIGHTS)
Location
Lockport, LA
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on November 3, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Bollinger is seeking a Short-Arc (GMAW) Tack Welder who provides necessary tools to a ship fitter and assists with tacking, grinding, or other assigned duties. The role requires familiarity with basic welding or fitting processes and the ability to work in confined spaces.
Responsibilities
- Provide necessary tools to a ship fitter.
- Assist with tacking, grinding, or other assigned duties.
- Enter and move through manholes to work in internally confined spaces.
- Provide assistance to ship fitter whenever necessary.
- Work in confined/enclosed spaces.
- Climb in elevations greater than 5'.
Requirements
- Minimum of three (3) months of tack welding experience.
- Ability to pass a hands-on Short Arc (GMAW) Tacker T-join test in vertical and overhead positions.
Additional Information
- Location: Lockport, LA
- Work schedule: Nights
How this job compares in Lockport, 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 Lockport, LA
Lockport, LA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 135 other active welding openings from 82 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lockport, or widen the search to Louisiana.
Bollinger Shipyards currently has 4 other openings live in Louisiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
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 MIG. 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.
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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. 1st Class Short Arc Tacker (NIGHTS) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.