Pipe Fitter/Welder
Date: Apr 20, 2026
Location: Lake Charles, LA, US, 70665
Company: W. R. Grace & Co.
Hourly Wage: $53.02
Other Compensation: Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.
Job Description
Grace is seeking a qualified Pipe Fitter Welder to join our maintenance team! This role reports to the maintenance supervisor and is located at the Lake Charles, Louisiana facility. This role is a day shift position.
As a Pipe Fitter Welder at Grace, you will directly contribute to help the team to exceed safety, quality and reliability goals by exhibiting technical expertise to inspect, service, troubleshoot and execute repairs to plant equipment.
Responsibilities
- Ability to work with positive safety behavior, identify and mitigate task hazards, and execute safety procedures, protocols and permits
- Ability to interpret blueprints, ISO drawings and other technical drawings
- Ability to measure piping take ups and hand sketch drafts of piping systems
- Understanding of piping specifications for different types of bolting, gaskets, flange configurations, and connections
- Understanding of shop tools and machines (i.e. threading machines, presses, drills)
- Ability to bend and run tubing
- Ability to perform general maintenance on ductwork, valves, piping, pumps, belt filters, hoses, nozzles, and other plant equipment
- Skill level Stick, Mig and Tig welding for structural and piping systems
- Ability to set up and utilize torches
Required Qualifications
- Demonstarted ability to work safe
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- NCCER Certification (Knowledge and Practical Assessment Cards) or 3 years of experience as a pipefitter/welder working in manufacturing environment
- Pass technical assessment of job responsibilities
- Demonstarted ability to collaborate in a team environment
- Skill Level Knowledge of SAP
- Willingness to work overtime, scheduled or not, to meet the needs of the team
- Willingness to participate in training to obtain technical certifications as needed to fulfill job duties (mobile equipment operation, technical training, etc.)
Physical Requirements and Environment
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
- Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
- Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Grace Wellness Program
- Flexible Workplace
- Retirement Plans
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Parental Leave (salaried only)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Company Donation Match Program
- U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nearest Major Market: Lake Charles