Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
[Re: Timothy]
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Does he have a rig and 6g certified ? Most certs / AP numbers are owned by the company and don't transfer. I've retested every time I've switched jobs. My old company builds ammonia cooling systems . They're always hiring great owners but 3 weeks on 10 days off stinks. Alwaysgone when they're busy. Great money but after 5 years and birth of my son I got a job close to home.
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
[Re: Timothy]
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Also not to be intrusive but if he has a addictive personality, he cannot travel Have alot of friends who fell victim to alcohol and drugs . That free time after work really gets lonely sometimes and the weaker ones always went to the bottle or drugs for comfort.
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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11/03/18 11:41 PM
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Large manufacturing facility in Rhinelander, WI named Lake Shore Systems is always hiring certified welders. They specialize in producing large equipment for the maritime and mining industries nationwide. Good company!
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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Like above has said, cert's don't transfer, every job has their own standard and they most always test if there is a liability issue on jobs.
I had welder after welder have a fit when hiring for a very large pipe job we were doing, showing me all kinds of cert tickets, papers and such, just told them nice for that place, won't do for here, take the test or move on ! Some did leave and others took it and we hired them. Some could pass tests and could not do the work as well.
His best is to be a roamer and work jobs where needed, move from job to job, with either a truck setup or after a while on the road just reputation, lots of money and per Diem per job.
However it's not very appealing for social life or married with kids, most never see them and are just making dollars to send home, or drink it away, if he's not strong of stature it's not for him no matter the dollars.
All welding jobs at one time or another have spaces in them where there is no welding work, while waiting for more or material.
He should access the long term instead of the short term for work, sometimes it's better to see things through instead of jumping over fences for taller grass !!
Sorry if my opinions or replies offend you, they are not meant to !
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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My company is hiring welders. They can't seem to find people that want to work. They have brought in lots of outside contractors to weld because they can't find local to hire. Six days a week mandatory Sunday voluntary. All Tig and a little Mig on Stainless only. https://careers-jbtc.icims.com/jobs/3652/welder/job
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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Like above has said, cert's don't transfer, every job has their own standard and they most always test if there is a liability issue on jobs.
I had welder after welder have a fit when hiring for a very large pipe job we were doing, showing me all kinds of cert tickets, papers and such, just told them nice for that place, won't do for here, take the test or move on ! Some did leave and others took it and we hired them. Some could pass tests and could not do the work as well.
His best is to be a roamer and work jobs where needed, move from job to job, with either a truck setup or after a while on the road just reputation, lots of money and per Diem per job.
However it's not very appealing for social life or married with kids, most never see them and are just making dollars to send home, or drink it away, if he's not strong of stature it's not for him no matter the dollars.
All welding jobs at one time or another have spaces in them where there is no welding work, while waiting for more or material.
He should access the long term instead of the short term for work, sometimes it's better to see things through instead of jumping over fences for taller grass !! What type of work did you do grit?
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Re: OT Looking for welding jobs
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11/04/18 03:49 PM
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Brett, I'm a journeyman Steel detailer by trade, but was a foreman in a small shop for the last 7 almost 8 years, 45 plus years of all type of welding and steel work, until the owner hired a new office guy who talked him out of me LOL for his nephew to come in and run things cheaper, now the place is a heap of trash.
At the time of my reply above we were doing a very large pipe job for a oil refinery here in the city, every one had to be certified for pipe 6G, regardless if you just came with new ones from a previous job else where even in this state.
Being a welders helper is not going to make your son any more happy than doing what he is doing now. Most all they do is cut and deburr material and help hold fit ups, then deburr so more !
He's better to learn fitting work for pipers, then he can get hired on for pipe work either as a welder or fitter/welder, and contrary to what others may say there is a difference between pipers and structural welders, the pay can be the same but the work is quite different.
If your son wants top dollars he should learn Tig if he don't already and stay in the pipe fields, there are not enough good Tiggers to go around, and be able to weld exotics for more dollars !
I always made a point of making sure pipe fitters got the same pay as the pipe welders, they have to hold to a very strict tolerance for the pipe as do the welders to pass the tests, if you have a good fitter with a good piper, you have a great team to put work out !
Sorry if my opinions or replies offend you, they are not meant to !
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