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Arc Energy Services

Global welding, machining, NDE, fabrication services

Nuclear Scaffold Carpenter

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/16/2026
$32.60/hr
Mid
Burlington, KS, USA
In Person
Building Trades

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience as a journeyman scaffold builder in the nuclear, power generation, or petrochemical industry.
  • Experience with and knowledge of the tools of the trade.
  • Ability to work under supervision and follow instructions.
  • Ability to pass background screening and drug/alcohol testing.
  • Ability to work 10 or more hours per day, up to 6 days per week.
  • Ability to work in hot and cold conditions, with possible exposure to radiation or chemicals.
  • Ability to perform field work throughout the job site, including climbing ladders, stairs, and scaffolds at various heights.
  • Ability to bend, kneel, crawl, or stoop around equipment safely.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces, if needed.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and lift up to 20 pounds overhead.
Desired Qualifications
  • Formal qualifications as a scaffold builder are preferred.

About the company

ARC Energy Services provides specialty welding, field machining, custom design and fabrication, heat treating, heavy lifting, nondestructive testing (NDE), complex rigging, and staff augmentation for a global portfolio of projects across power, LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, aerospace, and pharma. It combines shop and field work—designing and fabricating parts, heat treating, precision field machining, and NDE verification—to meet large-scale or rapid needs. Differentiators include veteran ownership, end-to-end capabilities, staffing flexibility, and a track record of over 1,500 completed projects worldwide. The goal is to deliver high-quality, on-time, on-budget results with responsive, global capabilities, including support for union projects.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Founded

2010

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What believers are saying

  • ARC's career page, updated September 22, 2026, shows active hiring across multiple trades.
  • ZipRecruiter listed 31 ARC jobs on June 3, 2026, signaling broad demand.
  • ANS still profiles ARC for the November 15, 2026 Winter Conference, preserving industry visibility.

What critics are saying

  • Cobb v. ARC Energy Services keeps discrimination and retaliation claims alive, sustaining legal distraction.
  • Heavy reliance on skilled trades ties execution to scarce welders, machinists, and valve technicians.
  • Outage-driven revenue drops fast when plant turnarounds slip, creating quarter-by-quarter volatility and concentration risk.

What makes Arc Energy Services unique

  • Veteran-owned ARC bundles welding, machining, NDE, heat treatment, and rigging nationwide.
  • Its Ashland, Virginia office, opened August 10, 2022, speeds Mid-Atlantic plant response.
  • ARC serves power, LNG, oil, petrochemical, aerospace, and pharma, diversifying customer exposure.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours

Company News

ARC Energy Services
Aug 10th, 2022
Arc24 7 expanded offices to Ashland, Virginia, United States on Aug 10th 22'.

ARC Energy Services, Inc., the Veteran-owned specialty mechanical contracting company serving the power and process industries, announced today the opening of a new office in Ashland, Virginia, to accommodate growth and leverage the area’s diverse talent pool.