Job Description

Overview

The Pipe Welder position in Kingsport, TN requires candidates to pass client welding certification for various materials and techniques, with a preference for those with experience in an industrial chemical environment. The role involves welding, fitting, and assembling components according to blueprints while adhering to safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Pass client welding certification for carbon, stainless, TIG, and Stick.
  • Set and adjust welding machine according to materials used.
  • Identify and resolve hazards associated with assignments.
  • Read blueprints, PID’s or instructions from supervisors.
  • Check work to ensure compliance with codes and specifications.
  • Perform basic rigging practices and follow OSHA flagging practices.
  • Safely use hand and power tools while following safety policies.
  • Lay out, fit, and weld components to assemble structural forms.
  • Select equipment and perform layout, assembly, and welding.
  • Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure them for welding.
  • Assemble parts by bolting and riveting as needed.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Monitor and maintain building systems as assigned.
  • Execute various minor construction projects as required.
  • Interface with supervisor/manager for progress updates.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass client welding certification.
  • Previous pipe welding certification and a minimum of 2 years experience.
  • Experience in an industrial chemical environment strongly preferred.
  • Ability to perform basic rigging practices and follow OSHA standards.
  • Must have a valid, unrestricted motor vehicle operator's license.
  • Physical ability to work in tight spaces and at heights over 4 feet.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Willingness to work various shifts and overtime on short notice.
  • Able to work outdoors in the elements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Kingsport, TN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$30/hr across 33 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 Kingsport, TN

Kingsport, TN is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 61 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), and JLG Industries (3). 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. 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.

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