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Overview

ANDRITZ is seeking a Welder for the Swing Shift to join their manufacturing team. This role is suitable for both developing and experienced welders, offering the chance to be hired as either a Welder I or Welder II based on skills and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding using processes such as MIG/GMAW, Flux-Core/FCAW, and Stick/SMAW.
  • Weld carbon steel and stainless-steel components.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, prints, and fabrication drawings.
  • Set up and fit components and equipment for welding.
  • Perform tack welding, stitch welding, and other welding techniques as required.
  • Use oxy/acetylene and plasma cutting equipment.
  • Prep materials by measuring, cutting, drilling, deburring, and fitting parts.
  • Adjust amperage, current, and gas flow based on the material and welding process.
  • Inspect completed work and follow established quality standards.
  • Safely use common fabrication tools and equipment.
  • Follow ANDRITZ safety requirements and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
  • Work collaboratively with other team members to complete projects safely and efficiently.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 0–3 years of welding experience.
  • Welding experience or hands-on welding education/training.
  • Basic math skills, including fractions and decimals.
  • Ability to accurately use a tape measure and common shop tools.
  • Ability to learn and follow blueprints, work instructions, and quality requirements.
  • Strong commitment to workplace safety.
  • Ability to work Monday–Friday, 3:30 PM–2:00 AM.

Additional Information

  • Swing shift employees receive a shift differential in addition to their regular hourly wage.
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How this job compares in Ruston, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 18% 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 18% 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 Ruston, LA

Ruston, LA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. 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 Ruston, or widen the search to Louisiana.

ANDRITZ currently has 1 other opening 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 MIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.

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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. Welder - Swing Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.