Marine Pipe Welding Specialist (Multi‑Process)

TREO Staffing, LLC; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TREO Staffing, LLC is seeking a skilled pipe welder for shipboard fabrication and repair in a Texas shipyard. You will fabricate and weld carbon steel, stainless, and copper-nickel pipe carrying water, fuel, and gases on vessels and in the yard, including overhead and confined-space work.

Must pass hands-on qualifications (commonly the 6G pipe test), be comfortable in confined spaces and at heights, and have shipyard experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass hands‑on performance qualifications, commonly including the 6G pipe test.
• Comfort working in confined spaces, at elevated heights, and aboard ships in changing weather conditions.
• Shipyard experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Pipe fabrication and fit-up: assemble, align, and join metal piping (carbon steel, stainless, copper‑nickel) for water, fuel, and gas services.
• Blueprint mastery: read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and welding symbols to plan the work sequence and prepare joints.
• Welding execution: perform GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW in all positions—including overhead and mirror welding in confined or complex spaces.
• Quality and safety: Inspect completed welds for defects and verify compliance with marine codes and safety standards.
• Document and correct nonconformances to deliver reliable, seaworthy results.

Skills

6G pipe test

Blueprint reading

Marine welding

Confined spaces

Shipyard experience

Multiple welding processes

Tools

GMAW (MIG)

SMAW (Stick)

GTAW (TIG)

FCAW

Job description

Step aboard and shape shipboard piping that performs at seaFrom the first glance at the day’s drawings to the final inspection of a flawless bead, you keep critical piping systems moving. You’ll fabricate and weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and copper‑nickel pipe that carries water, fuel, and gases across vessels and in the yard. One hour you’re fitting spools in a tight compartment using a mirror; the next, you’re running an overhead pass on a challenging joint.What you’ll tacklePipe fabrication and fit-up: assemble, align, and join metal piping (carbon steel, stainless, copper‑nickel) for water, fuel, and gas services.Blueprint mastery: read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and welding symbols to plan the work sequence and prepare joints.Welding execution: perform GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW in all positions—including overhead and mirror welding in confined or complex spaces.Quality and safetyInspect completed welds for defects and verify compliance with marine codes and safety standards.Document and correct nonconformances to deliver reliable, seaworthy results.What you bringAbility to pass hands‑on performance qualifications, commonly including the 6G pipe test.Comfort working in confined spaces, at elevated heights, and aboard ships in changing weather conditions.Shipyard experience is required.