Welder/Installer
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Wage
$20 – $23/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingPIPE
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Posted on November 4, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Dealers Truck Equipment Co., LLC is focused on building excellence every day by upfitting work trucks and vans with essential equipment for customers. The Welder/Installer position involves fabricating, fitting, and assembling components for trucks while ensuring quality and safety.
Responsibilities
- Install new equipment by reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics
- Fabricate structural components from raw materials
- Weld to specifications using MIG welding equipment
- Test parts and systems to ensure proper functionality
- Perform quality checks on completed work to meet customer needs
- Troubleshoot truck bodies and equipment
- Replace damaged or defective structural components as needed
- Keep a safe, clean, and organized work area
- Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor
- Contribute to a positive, team-oriented shop environment
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to MIG weld and fabricate top-quality products
- Basic mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic knowledge
- Ability to read and work from parts drawings, installation drawings, and manuals
- Working knowledge of hand and power tools
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Good communication, problem-solving, and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a production team
- A driven, get-it-right attitude and a desire to keep learning and improving
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
Additional Information
- Full-Time position
- Monday–Friday schedule, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
How this job compares in Baton Rouge, LA
Pay in context
At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana, where the middle half runs $26–$33/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Baton Rouge, LA
We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Baton Rouge, LA right now, from 14 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 158 other active welding openings from 89 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baton Rouge, or widen the search to Louisiana.
The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (8), Worley (7), and GrayWolf (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. 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.
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