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Overview

Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Welder I to join their manufacturing team. The role involves interpreting specifications, fabricating, and welding metal components to create custom fabrications while adhering to deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret drawings and plans to understand project scope and specifications.
  • Produce templates and other work aids.
  • Provide material take-off and rough drawings when needed.
  • Utilize industry tools and equipment, including powered saws, hydraulic press brake, shears, portable grinders, fiber laser, plasma cutter, metal lathes, and mills.
  • Use precision measuring tools to inspect grooves and angles.
  • Weld parts out of mild steel, galvanized metal, stainless steel, and sheet metal, in flat, vertical, and/or overhead positions.
  • Maintain proper equipment; repair when needed.

Requirements

  • Hydraulic or CNC Press Brake experience.
  • Sheet Metal Lasers experience.
  • CNC Table experience.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Follow all safety precautions.
  • 3+ years of professional welding experience preferred.
  • Sheet metal experience necessary, including Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, and Galvanized materials.
  • MIG, TIG, Welder Certification a plus.
  • Working knowledge of industry tools and equipment.
  • Able to read blueprints.
  • Proficient in basic math.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing.
  • Accessibility accommodations available during the employment process.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Thornton, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 11% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado, where the middle half runs $24–$38/hr across 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 40% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Thornton, CO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Thornton, CO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 61 other active welding openings from 36 employers. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are RK Industries (8), Welding Shop in Denver, CO (6), and Martin Marietta (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pueblo at $38/hr, Louisville at $35/hr, and Denver at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.