Construction Career
Opportunities for Craft Professionals
KODIAK Advances Skilled
KODIAK Advances Skilled Trade Careers
Trade Careers
At KODIAK, we are dedicated to helping craft professionals build successful and rewarding careers in the construction industry. Whether you’re an experienced electrician, welder, millwright, or you’ve honed your skills in another trade, we can provide access to steady local and travel-dedicated employment, competitive pay, and opportunities to work on large-scale, high-profile construction projects across the U.S.
Our commitment to safety and ongoing skill development sets us apart in the staffing arena. We believe in empowering craft professionals through continuous learning, career advancement, and job security. When you work with Kodiak, you're not just filling a position—you're investing in your future, building experience as you work on projects ranging from data centers to refineries.
Why Join KODIAK?
Safety First
Safety First
We are dedicated to building safer work environments through comprehensive training, rigorous safety protocols, providing essential safety resources, and partnering with contractors who share our passion for safety.
Consistent Work
Consistent Work
We connect you with stable, long-term job opportunities, providing job security and consistent work locally or via travel work across the country.
Competitive Pay
Competitive Pay
KODIAK offers industry-leading wages and competitive benefits, ensuring you’re rewarded for your skills and experience.
Career Growth
Career Growth
We support your professional development through ongoing training and access to projects that help you expand your skills and advance your career.
Skilled Trades We Hire
KODIAK actively seeks skilled professionals across various trade fields, such as electrical, piping, plumbing, welding, and other trades. Our focus is on aligning your trade experience with career growth and development in some of the most exciting environments the industry has to offer—both in the field and in modular, pre-fab settings.
Skilled Trade Positions at KODIAK
We hire craft professionals who find great reward in hard work. KODIAK has local and travel jobs available for journey- and apprentice-level individuals:
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Industrial electricians
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Combo welders
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Pipe welders
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Tube welders
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Mechanical millwrights
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Precision millwrights
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Renewable energy workers
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Equipment operators
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Instrumentation fitters
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Riggers
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Firewatchers
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Forklift operators
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General laborers
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Foremen
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Superintendents
Submit a General Application
Don’t see an open position that fits your skills right now? We still want to hear from you. We encourage you to submit a general application, and our team will review it for consideration, as KODIAK is chosen to staff exciting new large-scale commercial and industrial projects on a regular basis.
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What Our Craft Professionals Say About Us
Craft Professional For Job Seekers FAQs
We hire commercial and industrial craft professionals looking for traveling assignments or local work — for projects across the U.S. You’ll work on high-profile jobs like data centers, LNG terminals, hospitals, universities, power plants, etc. Many of our clients also utilize our crafts for shutdown, turnaround and outage work.
Very. At Kodiak, our recruiters don’t disappear after you’re placed—they’re part of your team. We take a “Total Employee Care” approach, meaning we’re here to support you through every step of your assignment, whether you’re working locally or on the road.
From safety concerns and housing questions to payroll issues or lining up your next job, our team is quick to respond, easy to reach, and committed to having your back. You’re never just a number here, you’re part of the Kodiak crew.
We hire a wide range of trades, including:
- Pipe Welders & Pipefitters
- Electricians & Instrumentation Techs
- Millwrights & Ironworkers
- HVAC, Sheet Metal & Plumbers
- Structural & Combo Welders
And other skilled trades critical to complex construction environments.
You’re a Kodiak employee. We assign you to work with leading general contractors and subcontractors who rely on Kodiak for contingent labor. You’re on our payroll, covered by our benefits (where applicable), and supported by our team throughout each assignment.
Yes. We have opportunities for both local hires and travel-dedicated professionals. Many of our traveling craftsmen receive per diem and mileage, depending on the project.
Project lengths vary. Some may last a few weeks, others several months or longer. Our goal is to keep you working consistently, and many of our professionals roll from one Kodiak project to the next without a break.
You’ll be mobilized to job sites managed by respected GCs and specialty subcontractors—companies that build some of the most advanced and demanding projects in the country. We only partner with firms who have a focus on safety, respect the trades and run professional jobsites.
- You must have verifiable trade experience
- Reliable transportation and willingness to show up ready to work
- Most jobs require OSHA-10 or OSHA-30 certification (we can help you get it)
- You must wear appropriate PPE on all projects assigned to
- Drug-free and safety-conscious
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Willingness to consent to a drug screen and background check, in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
Yes. All craft professionals complete a Kodiak safety orientation, and we verify OSHA credentials. Some clients also require additional site-specific training, which we coordinate and cover. We also pay for our employees to secure their OSHA-10 certification if they need it.
We ask that you stay in close touch with your Kodiak recruiter, preferably letting us know when your project is coming to an end (sometimes you’ll learn this before our service representatives do). This way, when your current assignment wraps up, our team will work to line up your next project, so you don’t experience a paycheck gap. Our most dedicated craftworkers move from one job to the next with no downtime.
Just fill out a short application via our job board or call 844-KODIAK1. One of our recruiters will connect with you to review your trade, availability, and travel preferences—and we’ll get you ready for your next opportunity.