Pipe Welder

Location: New Iberia, LA, United States, 70560

Company: Chart Industries

Pay Range & Compensation

The hourly pay scale for this role is $28.00–$41.50 . Placement within the range is dependent upon qualifications, skill proficiency, and successful completion of onsite skills testing.

Sign‑On Bonus

Chart E&C is pleased to offer a $2,500.00 sign‑on bonus for this position.

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

As energy demand changes, the demand for new technology in LNG continues to rise. Here at Chart E&C, we build Cold Box LNG processing equipment which is the fuel of the future.

This position is more than an opportunity to build products, but an opportunity to grow in your career. Chart fabricates products that can develop your welding skills on different materials, processes, and positions. Our foundation of core values promotes personal growth, which enables you to advance quality of work in a safe environment.The facility is located at the Port of Iberia.

What Will You Do?

• Review and complete welds to the assigned Weld Procedure Specifications.
• Review Weld Maps, Joint Details, and Work Instructions for the assigned task.
• Select correct welding wire and adjust machine settings appropriately.
• Identify different material types used for the assigned task.
• Clean welds by grinding and brushing with power tools and hand tools.
• Work with fitters to move, clean, clamp, prepare, and tack components.
• Complete welds using the following process (FCAW, GMAW-Pulsed, GTAW) on stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum alloy.
• Complete welds on plate and tube in all positions.
• Complete welds on plate, structural square tube, pressure retaining pipe, and vessels, in all positions.
• Complete multiple pass welds on different joint geometries.
• Complete welds with unique sequences and different weld sizes.
• Complete welds to meet the acceptance criteria of AWS D1.1, AWS D1.6, and ASME VIII Div. 1, ASME B31.3.
• Verify quality of weld using visual techniques and standard inspection tools.
  
  

Your Experience Should Be...

• Basic reading and math skills.
• Ability to weld structural components using the FCAW (flux‑cored) process on both carbon steel and stainless steel materials.
• Ability to pass an ASME Section IX pipe welding test, either:
• 2”, 6”, and 8” pipe in the 6G (fixed 45°) position, or
• 6” pipe in the 6G (fixed 45°) position.
• Minimum of three (3) years of welding experience.
  
  

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Working on equipment at ground level or elevated heights.
• Working at heights above 6’ with appropriate safety measures.
• Continuous movement throughout the day.
• Standing or climbing for extended periods of time.
• Working around and with machinery.
• Working indoors or outdoors.
• Moving, lifting, and transporting welding equipment and welding wire up to 50lbs.
• Working around co-workers and other assemblies.
• Wearing required PPE for different tasks.
  
  

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k Plan
  
  

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.