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Overview

The 1st Class Short-Arc (GMAW) Welder is responsible for welding structural metal components according to blueprints, work orders, or verbal instructions. This position requires proficiency in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) using the Short-Arc technique.

Responsibilities

  • Weld structural metal components according to blueprints, work orders, or verbal instructions.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) using the Short-Arc technique.

Requirements

  • Minimum six (6) months of Short-Arc (GMAW) welding experience.
  • Must successfully pass a hands-on 3G/4G Short-Arc (GMAW) welding test.

Additional Information

  • Location: Lockport, LA.
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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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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 Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.