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Overview

The Welder I - MIG - D-Shift position involves welding and joining stainless and aluminum materials using MIG/TIG techniques, with a strong emphasis on quality control and safety. The ideal candidate should possess a steady hand, attention to detail, and knowledge of various metals.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to play layout and procedures.
  • Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications.
  • Weld components together to fabricate products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders, using a variety of welding equipment.
  • Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded.
  • Align components using tape measure and clamp pieces together.
  • Weld components in various positions (vertical, horizontal and overhead).
  • Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety.

Requirements

  • Competent in using potentially dangerous equipment following all safety precautions.
  • Knowledge of different kinds of metal and their properties is essential.
  • Effective communication skills in written and spoken form.
  • Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
  • Good decision making and analytical problem solving abilities.
  • Strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.

Benefits

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Paid holidays
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Lift up to 50lbs.
  • Sit or stand for up to 95 percent of work hours.
  • Periodic visits to the manufacturing facility with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement
PTO
Paid holidays
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Redmond, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, whose middle half runs $24–$30/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Redmond, OR

Redmond, OR currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 42 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Redmond, or widen the search to Oregon.

AAON, Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in Oregon, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sulzer (4), AAON, Inc. (3), and Aerotek (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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 - MIG - D-Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.