Job Description

Overview

Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service nationwide. The Welder II position involves contributing to the manufacturing of Fire Protection pipe fabrication to NFPA standards using a semi-automatic welder.

Responsibilities

  • Welds various fittings to different sizes of pipes and welding joints on a semi-automatic welder.
  • Interprets application job sheets and various sizes of welding fittings.
  • Analyzes all welds to ensure they are free of porosity and discontinuities.
  • Ensures all welds are visibly stamped or identified with markings to designate that welds were performed by a certified welder.
  • Sorts piping per job and sorts line numbers per fabrication job.
  • Reviews the order ticket and determines the work to be performed meets the customer's specifications.
  • Verifies the final product meets quality control standards.

Requirements

  • Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
  • Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable.
  • HS Diploma or GED, strongly preferred.
  • Specialized skills training/certification may be required.
  • Generally 2-5 years of experience in area of responsibility.
  • Experience operating, calibrating and maintaining a semi-automatic welder.
  • Certified pressure pipe welder.

Additional Information

  • Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
  • Requires intermittent periods of continuous physical exertion, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting, and maneuvering material or equipment, some of which may be heavy (50+ pounds) or awkward.

How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$29/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 Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 64 other active welding openings from 50 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

Core & Main currently has 2 other openings live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Wabash (3), Contract Industrial Tooling (C-I-T) (3), and TEAM, Inc. (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Indianapolis, IN

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