Combo Pipe/Plate Welder

Gulf Copper; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulf Copper is seeking a skilled Combo Pipe/Plate Welder to join our Corpus Christi, TX production team. You will perform high-quality structural plate and high-pressure pipe welding on marine vessels, fabrication assemblies, and offshore equipment.

The ideal candidate has multi-process welding expertise (SMAW, FCAW, GTAW), strong blueprint-reading skills, and the ability to consistently pass code-level weld inspections.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; 6–12 months welding experience.
• Must pass ABS or ASME weld test.
• Ability to read blueprints and perform welding to spec.
• Open-air work environment; ability to work in hot/cold conditions.

Responsibilities

• Understand welding procedures and parameters.
• Welds steel plates and pipes for marine vessels and equipment.
• Select and set up welding equipment for planned welds.
• Inspect welds to ensure conformity with standards.
• Welds in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

Skills

Multi-process welding

SMAW

FCAW

GTAW

Blueprint reading

Team player

Safety first

Welding procedures

Quality inspections

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Combo Pipe/Plate Welder

Gulf Copper is seeking a skilled Combo Pipe/Plate Welder to join our production team in Corpus Christi, TX. In this role, you will perform high-quality structural plate and high-pressure pipe welding on marine vessels, fabrication assemblies, and offshore equipment. The ideal candidate possesses multi-process welding expertise (SMAW, FCAW, GTAW), strong blueprint-reading skills, and the ability to consistently pass code-level weld inspections.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.

1. A welder must understand welding procedures and parameters.
2. Can comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical. Manuals, gouge, and work process instruction.
3. Welds steel plates and pipes in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment.
4. Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal.
5. Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead position.
6. Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.
7. Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases the size of metal parts.
8. Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures.
9. Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials, such as titanium, aluminum, or exotic metals, in addition to steel.
10. Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine the welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications.

Required Education & Experience:

1. High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, six months to one year(s) experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Must pass an ABS, or ASME weld test.

Working Conditions:

1. Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc.
2. Must be able to stand and operate equipment for up to four continuous hours.
3. You must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE.
4. Some climbing (100 feet or higher) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.
5. Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.
6. Work on inland and offshore barges or in industrial settings.
7. Enter round manholes with inside diameters of 18”, and other internally confined spaces.
8. Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.

Necessary Equipment Operation:

1. Blow torches- Motorized cutting torches; Pattern cutting torches; Welding torches.
2. Gas welding, brazing, or cutting apparatus- Brazing equipment; Heliarc welding equipment; Oxyacetylene equipment; Portable gas operated arc welders
3. Manlift or personnel lift- hydraulic truck lifts; Swing stages
4. Welding masks- Hand shields; Welding shields.

Special Skills:

1. Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.
2. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals.
3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
4. High performance and a strong team player.
5. Commitment to company values and safety program.

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