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Job Description

Overview

Key Technology, a global leader in food processing technology since 1948, is seeking a Welder to fabricate stainless steel equipment in a dynamic production environment. The position involves using blueprints and engineering drawings for fitting and welding assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate stainless steel equipment used in food processing.
  • Use blueprints and engineering drawings to fit and weld assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Requirements

  • High school education, community college weld program, technical weld school, or equivalent experience.
  • Three years’ experience in welding fabrication.
  • Basic GMAW and GTAW abilities.
  • Knowledge of gas torch and plasma equipment, overhead crane operations, and pneumatic hand tools.
  • Experience in MIG, TIG, and TIP/TIG welding.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Swing Shift offers a 4-day work week schedule and a shift differential equal to 15% additional pay.
  • Position is contingent on successful completion of weld written and practical tests.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Walla Walla, WA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Washington currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$41/hr across 68 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 Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla, WA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 91 other active welding openings from 56 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (14), Loenbro (5), and Parker Hannifin (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 Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $55/hr and Redmond at $38/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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