Pipe Welder 1st Class

MK Industries 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 grown into 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 every industry nationwide.
MK Industries is urgently hiring skilled tradespeople to join the MK team, fulfilling hours throughout the area. Partner with your 1:1 recruiter to gain access to available hours & ensure your needs are met!
Start Date: ASAP
*INCREASED* Pay Ranges: $52.00 per hour, plus $188.00 a day per diem, non-local
Job Description
Pipe Welders are responsible for performing pipe welding procedures on Stainless Steel and Copper-Nickel pipe using Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding.
The shipyard environment is an around-the-clock manufacturing setting. Production areas at times involve working at different heights, confined spaces, different weather conditions, as well as multiple shifts, 24 hours a day. As with almost every position in the shipyard, a Welder may be required to work either day or night, depending upon the number of ships under construction at any one point in time.
MK Industries stresses the practice of working safely in all situations with safety procedures meeting, and, most times, exceeding industry standards.
Types of metal materials with a variety of welding processes; the most basic of which are Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as "stick welding", and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW), also known as "wire welding."
Must pass military standard X-Ray welding test on stainless steel and copper nickel in the 6G position (restricted). The pipe welding test is given in a specified position (6 G) on a 5-inch schedule 80 carbon steel pipe. GTAW (TIG) process used for root pass, 11018 electrode used for weld fill portion, and cap.

Basic Qualifications
Must have (basic qualifications):
• Minimum 3Yrs. of pipe welding experience
• Must have experience in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), also known as Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as "stick welding."
• Ability to pass military standard X-Ray welding test on stainless steel and copper nickel in the 6G position (restricted)
• Ability to pass a military specification welding assessment in the vertical (3G), horizontal (2G), and overhead (4G) positions
• Pipe welding test is given in a restricted position (6 G) on a 5'' schedule 80 carbon steel pipe
• GTAW (TIG) process used for root pass, 11018 electrodes used for weld fill portion, and cap

Benefits
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Yearly Bonus
• 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 that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.