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Overview

CCI Industrial Services is seeking an experienced Welder to support fabrication, installation, and repair activities for data center projects, ensuring quality welds on piping systems and structural components in accordance with specifications and welding standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding, fabrication, assembly, and repair of metal components, piping systems, supports, and structural materials.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, fabrication drawings, and technical specifications.
  • Weld using applicable processes, including SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW.
  • Fabricate, fit, align, and join metal components to meet dimensional and quality requirements.
  • Support installation and fabrication of piping systems and mechanical infrastructure.
  • Prepare materials and surfaces for welding, including cutting, grinding, and joint preparation.
  • Inspect completed welds for defects and ensure work meets quality standards.
  • Perform weld repairs and modifications as necessary.
  • Coordinate with other construction personnel to support project activities.
  • Maintain welding equipment, tools, and work areas in safe condition.
  • Identify and report material defects, welding issues, and potential safety concerns.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of professional welding experience in commercial, industrial, or construction environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with one or more common welding processes, such as SMAW, GTAW, or GMAW.
  • Ability to read and interpret welding symbols, blueprints, and fabrication drawings.
  • Experience welding and fabricating metal components in accordance with project specifications.
  • Ability to safely operate welding machines, cutting tools, and fabrication equipment.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work, including standing, climbing, bending, and lifting.
  • Current welding certifications or qualifications in applicable processes.
  • Experience with pipe welding in multiple positions, including 2G, 5G, and 6G.
  • Completion of a recognized welding apprenticeship program or relevant trade school.
  • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 construction safety training.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Must be available to work either day or night shifts based on operational needs.
  • The position requires frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in various positions.
  • A pre-hire post offer Human Performance Evaluation (HPE) will be conducted.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Alexandria, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$33/hr across 34 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 Alexandria, LA

Alexandria, LA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 90 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Alexandria, or widen the search to Louisiana.

CCI INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LLC currently has 2 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 TIC - The Industrial Company (8), Worley (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 TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. 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.

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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