Pipe Fitter

Atlas NextWave; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas NextWave is seeking skilled welders to join our crew in a hands-on environment. You will weld plates and pipes for marine and industrial applications, read blueprints, and operate various welding equipment to meet strict specifications.

You must pass ABS/ASME tests, work safely in open-air conditions, and be prepared to use PPE. The role requires attention to detail, reliability, and strong teamwork in demanding settings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, 6–12 months experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass ABS or ASME weld test.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals.
• Open-air working conditions with protective PPE and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Welds steel plates and pipes for marine vessels, industrial components, and equipment.
• Reads blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals to set up welds.
• selects and operates welding equipment and verifies weld quality meets specs.
• Performs cutting and grinding, repairs cracked parts, and fabricates components as needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Team player

Safety awareness

Interpersonal skills

Deadline driven

Education

High School Diploma

Technical certification

Tools

Welding equipment

ABS/ASME test equipment

Job description

We're looking for candidates with a minimum of 3-5 years of Pipe Fitter experience. You should be comfortable working safely in a hands-on environment and be willing to remain clean-shaven when a respirator is required. Candidates will also need to provide their own PPE.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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

• A welder must understand welding procedures and parameters.
• Can comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical. Manuals, gouge, and work process instruction.
• Welds steel plates and pipes in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment.
• Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal.
• Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead position.
• Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases the size of metal parts.
• Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures.
• 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.
• 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:

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

Working Conditions:

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

Necessary Equipment Operation:

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

Special Skills:

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

Welder Position Basic Requirements:

Qualifications of class - Class will be based upon judgment by quality control and/or production management in terms of the quality and productivity of the welds.

• Plate Welder 2nd Class (PLW2) - Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G).
• Plate Welder 1st Class (PLW1) - Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G).
• Pipe Welder 2nd Class (PPW2) - Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural &SMAW or FCAW on pipe with ABS Q3 or AWS 6g pipe test.
• Pipe Welder 1st Class (PPW1) - Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW and or GTAW on pipe. Must Pass ABS Q3 or ASME 6G or AWS 6G pipe test.
• Combination Welder 1st Class- Pipe/Plate/Structural (PPLW)- Welder capable of process / structural pipe and plate welding using GTAW+FCAW and or GTAW+SMAW.
• Combination Welder 2nd Class- Pipe/Plate/Structural (PPLW)- Welder capable of process / structural pipe and plate welding using GTAW+FCAW and or GTAW+SMAW.