Job Description

Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for the layout and fit of structural and miscellaneous fabricated products.

Responsibilities

  • Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding.
  • Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together.
  • Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Sets up equipment and welds parts using various welding techniques.
  • May assemble parts by bolting.
  • May repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.

Requirements

  • 4 years of experience.
  • Certification in Tack Welding required.
  • Prefer Welding Certification in 3G position.
  • Ability to read shop drawings.
  • Ability to comprehend weld procedures and weld symbols.
  • Ability to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions independently.
  • Ability to perform moderate physical work, lifting up to 100 pounds occasionally.
  • Ability to see well and manipulate objects skillfully.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Able to work both indoors and outdoors.
  • Potential exposure to inclement weather and hazardous materials.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Indianapolis, IN currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$37/hr across 10 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Indianapolis, IN

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Indianapolis, IN right now, from 14 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 190 other active welding openings from 113 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), TEAM, Inc. (9), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4Gplate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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