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Overview

Enviro-Tech Systems is seeking a highly skilled Pipe Welder to join their Field Operations team in a shop-based role. The position involves performing high-quality pipe welding on carbon steel and stainless steel materials, ensuring compliance with strict quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pipe welding in the 6G position on carbon steel and stainless steel.
  • Execute TIG welding processes and MIG root passes with Flux Core filler and cap.
  • Interpret blueprints, weld maps, and fabrication drawings accurately.
  • Prepare materials and ensure proper fit-up prior to welding.
  • Inspect welds to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
  • Maintain a clean and organized shop environment.
  • Follow all safety procedures and wear required PPE at all times.
  • Complete required documentation accurately and timely.
  • Work overtime as needed to meet production demands.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of pipe welding experience in a shop or industrial environment.
  • Must pass in-house welding tests, including 6G Position Welding Test, TIG Welding Test, and MIG Root with Flux Core Filler and Cap.
  • Experience welding both carbon steel and stainless steel.
  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Strong understanding of welding symbols and fabrication drawings.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Monday – Friday
  • Overtime available based on production needs
  • Onsite – Shop Environment
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Setting

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Covington, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana — toward the top of a $26–$35/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Covington, LA

Covington, 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 137 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 (8), GrayWolf (7), and Gulf Island (7). 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, TIG, and Flux-Core work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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

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.

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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