Welder Helper

Who We Are

Come grow your career with us and be a part of something bigger.

Utility Pipeline Welder Helpers are integral members of our Construction Crews. You will support journeyman welders by ensuring tools and workplace are safe, assisting with grinding pipe ends, and cleaning welds. If you have the desire to learn the pipeline welding trade, this is the opportunity for you!

About the Company

NPL, part of The Centuri Organization, is a company with over 50 years of experience supporting America’s natural gas utility and energy infrastructure. Working at NPL means you are joining a team that values long‑standing customer relationships and community involvement.

• Support welders with locating, cleaning, and organizing welding tools and supplies
• Complete physical labor tasks to help welders finish their projects
• Use grinders to clean pipe ends and welds throughout the welding process
• Use hand torches and pipe beveling equipment to cut material for fabrication
• Assist the crew by performing physical construction labor duties as needed
• Maintain all industry‑required operator qualifications
• Other tasks as requested by leadership

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver’s license

• Join the largest natural gas distribution contractor in the United States
• Weekly payroll
• Paid, on‑the‑job training for technical skills
• Employee assistance program benefit
• Health insurance plan benefit
• Retirement plan benefit

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
• Work includes prolonged and repeated lifting (up to 50 lbs), standing, climbing, kneeling, reaching, crouching, and crawling
• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment
• Working safely requires quick, accurate hand‑eye coordination and constant alertness

• Pass pre‑employment, random, post‑accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
• Provide valid U.S. work authorization documents for E‑Verify
• Satisfactory pre‑employment background check results
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record is preferred
• Pre‑employment medical fit‑for‑duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card
• Join and maintain union membership

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety‑sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40. It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety‑sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.