Pipe Welder

Chart Industries, Inc.; New Iberia (LA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Chart Industries in New Iberia, LA seeks a skilled welder to join our team. You will review specifications, select wires, and perform welds across FCAW, GMAW-Pulsed, and GTAW on stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum.

The role requires attention to safety and quality, with routine testing and inspections. The position emphasizes lifting equipment, working at heights, and collaborating with fitters to complete welds to code and project specs.

Qualifications

• Basic reading and math skills required.
• Able to pass ASME IX (2'', 8'', 6G, fixed 45° pipe) test or ASME IX (6G, fixed 45° pipe) test.
• 3 years of experience as a welder.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 AWS D1.1, AWS D1.6, ASME VIII Div. 1, ASME B31.3 acceptance criteria.
• Verify quality of weld using visual techniques and standard inspection tools.

Skills

Basic reading

Math skills

ASME IX test readiness

Education

Welder experience 3 years

Job description

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Location: New Iberia, LA, United States, 70560

Company: Chart Industries

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us trulyCooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’reStronger Together, too. Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Want to see our impact in action? ExploreChart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/ . We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

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 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.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Basic reading and math skills.
• Able to pass ASME IX (2", 8", 6G, fixed 45⁰ pipe) test. OR 2) Able to pass an ASME IX (6G, fixed 45⁰ pipe) Test.
• (3) years of experience as a welder

Our Benefits Package...

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

The hourly pay scale for this role is $16.50 to 38.50 . Placement within the range is dependent upon qualifications, skill proficiency, and successful completion of onsite skills testing.

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.