Pipe Welders
Welder - Pipe
Newport News
Contract To Hire
Jun 26, 2025
MK Industries is hiring Pipe Welders in Newport News, VA
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 to become an industry leader in the staffing and recruiting space.
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. Partner with your 1:1 recruiter to gain access to available hours & ensure your needs are being met!
Start Date: ASAP
*INCREASED* Pay Rate: $50.00 per hour, plus $120.00 a day per diem, non-local
Job Description
Experience: Minimum of five years of commercial/naval experience
Required Skills:
1. Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the SMAW (Shielded metal arc) process
2. Ability to fuse inserts and weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and copper nickel pipe using the SMAW and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) processes
3. Ability to mirror weld using the SMAW and GTAW processes
4. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch
5. Experience working in physically demanding environments (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).
6. Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.
7. Ability to properly use fillet gauges, butt gauges, and a six-inch scale.
Welding Qualifications:
1. All positions using the SMAW and GTAW processes
2. Thin wall sockets (Required for below 0.187 wall joints)
The Welding School will administer tests for the following qualifications:
1. Welder's Vision Test (5 Minutes)
2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 Hours)
3. Pre-heat and Interpass (1 hour)
4. Fire Watch CBT (2 hours)
5. Torch Safety test and practical (3 hours)
6. Welding Qualification tests for: 503, 502, 541, 725, 506, 659, 556, 650, 664, and 557 (Testing will run approximately 2 weeks).
Before performing work, all welders must successfully pass the above tests and have a completed FORM 1429 and a statement of current maintenance on file with O37 Welding Engineering.
The Welding School will administer the fire watch training and test VIA computer-based and will also test and verify torch safety knowledge and practical demonstration of proper hook-up and shut down before certifying them as torch operators.
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Consistent Work
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.
Welder - Pipe
Newport News
Contract To Hire
Jun 26, 2025
MK Industries is hiring Pipe Welders in Newport News, VA
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 to become an industry leader in the staffing and recruiting space.
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. Partner with your 1:1 recruiter to gain access to available hours & ensure your needs are being met!
Start Date: ASAP
*INCREASED* Pay Rate: $50.00 per hour, plus $120.00 a day per diem, non-local
Job Description
Experience: Minimum of five years of commercial/naval experience
Required Skills:
1. Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the SMAW (Shielded metal arc) process
2. Ability to fuse inserts and weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and copper nickel pipe using the SMAW and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) processes
3. Ability to mirror weld using the SMAW and GTAW processes
4. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch
5. Experience working in physically demanding environments (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).
6. Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.
7. Ability to properly use fillet gauges, butt gauges, and a six-inch scale.
Welding Qualifications:
1. All positions using the SMAW and GTAW processes
2. Thin wall sockets (Required for below 0.187 wall joints)
The Welding School will administer tests for the following qualifications:
1. Welder's Vision Test (5 Minutes)
2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 Hours)
3. Pre-heat and Interpass (1 hour)
4. Fire Watch CBT (2 hours)
5. Torch Safety test and practical (3 hours)
6. Welding Qualification tests for: 503, 502, 541, 725, 506, 659, 556, 650, 664, and 557 (Testing will run approximately 2 weeks).
Before performing work, all welders must successfully pass the above tests and have a completed FORM 1429 and a statement of current maintenance on file with O37 Welding Engineering.
The Welding School will administer the fire watch training and test VIA computer-based and will also test and verify torch safety knowledge and practical demonstration of proper hook-up and shut down before certifying them as torch operators.
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Consistent Work
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.
Job ID: 483310087
Originally Posted on: 6/29/2025
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