Pipe Welder

MK Industries Inc. is hiring 1st Class Pipe Welders in Pascagoula, MS

Why choose us?

MK Industries knows a company's success begins with its employees, and your success begins with the right career move. With 25+ years of experience, we have become an industry leader in staffing and recruiting.

Coast to Coast, we got you! For the past 25+ years, we have employed thousands of exceptional employees while partnering with top clientele in the shipbuilding industry nationwide. MK Industries is urgently hiring skilled tradespeople to join the MK Team . Partner with your 1 : 1 recruiter to gain access to available positions & to ensure your needs are being met!

Start Date : ASAP

INCREASED Pay rate : $40.00 per hour plus $188.00 a day per diem, non-local

Job Description

Minimum of 3 years of pipe welding experience.

Must have experience in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), also known as TIG welding, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as Stick Welding.

With surgical precision, the First-Class Pipe Welder seals the vital piping networks that supply our ships with various chemical, steam, ventilation, and heating and cooling systems. Our Pipe Welders are among the best in the world.

Pipe Welders are responsible for performing pipe welding procedures on Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel pipe using TIG welding & Stick Welding.

The shipyard environment is an around-the-clock manufacturing setting and involves working at different heights, confined spaces, different weather conditions, as well as multiple shifts 24 hours a day. Welders may be required to work either day or night.

Types of metal materials with a variety of welding processes; the most basic are Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW / Stick welding) and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW / wire welding). Must pass a military standard X-ray welding test on stainless steel and copper-nickel in the 6 G position (restricted). The pipe welding test is given in a restricted position (6G) on a 5" schedule 80 carbon steel pipe. GTAW (Tig) process used for root pass, 11018 electrode used for weld fill portion, and cap.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Industry-leading Pay
• People First Culture
• Weekly Pay

Learn more at mkindustries.com and see a full list of available positions!

MK Industries is an equal-opportunity employer.