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Overview

The Structural Welder Journeyman HRSG is responsible for planning, laying out, welding, installing, and repairing various structural steel products according to industry standards and specifications. This role requires intermediate experience and the ability to operate various welding machines and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, lay-out, weld, install, and repair structural steel products.
  • Set-up, troubleshoot and operate welding machines according to job specifications.
  • Preheat and weld metal components as specified by blueprints and welding procedures.
  • Weld using various processes including FCAW-S, FCAW-G, TGAW, GMAW, SMAW, and SAW.
  • Operate air arc gouger, grinder, stress relieving machine, and other industry tools.
  • Make welding repairs and address substandard welds.

Requirements

  • May require a high school diploma or equivalent with previous experience in the field.
  • Must possess strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
  • Ability to understand and communicate written and oral instructions effectively.
  • Proficient in the safe use of electrical, hand tools, power tools, and measurement tools.
  • Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit-for-duty medical, and background check.
  • Must be able to perform tasks in a noisy and dusty environment.

Additional Information

  • Constantly works in a construction environment and exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions.
  • Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.
  • May need to use ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds to access work areas.
  • Must be able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across the construction site.

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How this job compares in Rayville, 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 Rayville, LA

Rayville, LA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 154 other active welding openings from 88 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Rayville, or widen the search to Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (7), Gulf Island (7), and GrayWolf (6). 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 Stick and Flux-Core work. 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. 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.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder Journeyman HRSG figures were last recalculated when this page was built.