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Overview

Granite Peak Fabrication is seeking a Pressure Vessel Welder/Fabricator for a 1099 subcontract position in Casper, WY, offering steady ASME pressure vessel work through Winter of 2027 with competitive pay based on production rather than hourly rates.

Responsibilities

  • Layout, fit-up, and welding of ASME pressure vessel components.
  • Perform plate rolling, shell fit-up, longitudinal and circumferential seams, head and nozzle installation, and dimensional checks.
  • Follow Granite Peak weld procedures, customer specifications, and ASME requirements.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Coordinate with at least one other authorized worker on-site.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of vessel fabrication experience or a trade-school welding certificate.
  • Pass a 6G weld test on 2.5" XXH Pipe.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, bills of materials, and customer specifications independently.
  • Fabricate to specified dimensional tolerances with little to no rework.
  • Operate hand and power tools, saws, grinders, drills, welders, and overhead cranes.
  • Pass a drug screen as a condition of site access.
  • Available for day or night shifts, with 50-60+ hour weeks during peak production.

Additional Information

  • All work is on-site in Casper, WY.
  • Contractor is responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes.
  • Payment terms include weekly invoicing against completed and QC-approved production.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Evansville, WY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Wyoming currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$34/hr across 18 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 Evansville, WY

Evansville, WY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Wyoming as a whole we're tracking 31 other active welding openings from 22 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wyoming.

Granite Peak Fabrication currently has 2 other openings live in Wyoming, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Wyoming at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Loenbro (3), WSG Energy Services (3), and Joy Global Surface Mining (3). 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 Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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