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Orbis

Welder Supervisor

Location

Concord, NH

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick Welding6G
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Posted on October 31, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Welder Supervisor position requires 5 years of supervisory experience in repair and maintenance on U.S. Navy ships, with specific qualifications for on-site supervisors. The role involves overseeing welding tasks and ensuring compliance with technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Identify welders by full name.
  • Record the date of qualification tests.
  • Ensure qualification test thickness meets .375" or higher.
  • Specify qualification test processes such as SMAW, GTAW, or GMAW.
  • Identify qualification test base and filler material types.
  • Document qualification test results.
  • Obtain certifying signatures from relevant authorities.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in repair and maintenance on U.S. Navy ships.
  • On-site supervisors must have at least 2 years of experience as a tradesperson.
  • Each welder must have at least 2 years of experience in a heavy industrial work environment.
  • Welder qualifications must meet Technical Publication S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • A security clearance is required.
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How this job compares in Concord, NH

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Hampshire currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$37/hr across 17 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 Concord, NH

Concord, NH is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Hampshire as a whole we're tracking 28 other active welding openings from 23 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Hampshire.

Orbis currently has 1 other opening live in New Hampshire, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Hampshire at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Frontgrade Technologies (3), American Steel Fabricators, LLC (2), and Westinghouse Electric - USA (2). 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.

See all lead welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Welder Supervisor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.