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Overview

At Tenneco, we set industry standards and strive to be better than best-in-class. We are committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing and distributing for the transportation industry, and we seek individuals ready to break boundaries and deliver results.

Responsibilities

  • Lays out, fits, and welds various components to assemble mufflers, pipes, and catalytic converters.
  • Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding from blueprints and route cards.
  • Positions, aligns, and fits components together according to specifications.
  • Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure them for welding.
  • Sets up equipment and welds parts using various welding techniques.
  • Repairs products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Inspects parts to ensure all products meet or exceed quality standards.
  • Completes annual reviews of OSHA required training classes.
  • Reports safety malfunctions and near misses to the supervisor.
  • Maintains a high standard of housekeeping in the department.
  • Completes necessary paperwork such as job cards and production tickets.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Previous experience as a MIG welder preferred.
  • Must complete Walker in-house certification process.
  • Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and safety rules.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to interact cooperatively with supervision and co-workers.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical operations.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
  • Welding Certification may be required.
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How this job compares in Harrisonburg, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipe welder jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$41/hr across 11 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 Harrisonburg, VA

Harrisonburg, VA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 180 other active welding openings from 113 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Colonna's Shipyard (8), HII (7), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $41/hr, Portsmouth at $41/hr, and Staunton 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. 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.

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