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Overview

The Code Welder position involves planning, assembling, and installing metal parts and products according to specifications and blueprints. The role requires a variety of welding skills and the operation of power tools while adhering to safety policies.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, lay out, assemble, and install metal parts and products according to specifications and blueprints.
  • Operate a variety of power tools including saws, grinders, drills, welders, and overhead cranes.
  • Comply with company safety policies and maintain a clean work area.
  • Pass 6g and 3g welding tests.
  • Support a philosophy of zero accidents by following safety procedures.
  • Fit and weld pressurized vessels and pipes.
  • Perform Mig and Stick welding operations.
  • Set up, adjust, and maintain welding equipment.
  • Read and work independently from plans, sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
  • Support Manufacturing Engineering on improvement projects.
  • Contribute to Lean and Continuous Improvement teams.
  • Maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, or two years related work experience.
  • Ability to pass a 3G plate test and 6G pipe welding test.
  • Experience fitting and welding pressurized vessels and pipes.
  • Extensive knowledge of Mig and Stick welding operations.
  • Ability to read and follow blueprints.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • 2-3 years minimum of related work experience.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Knowledge of machines, tools, their uses, benefits, and maintenance.

Additional Information

  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.
  • Only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the facility location will be considered.

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How this job compares in Norman, OK

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Oklahoma currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$30/hr across 56 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 Norman, OK

Norman, OK is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 65 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

Cimarron currently has 1 other opening live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (7), Hayden Industrial (6), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Broken Arrow at $27/hr, and Tulsa at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick 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. 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.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Code Welder **$2,500 SIGN ON BONUS** figures were last recalculated when this page was built.