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Overview

Sulzer is a leading engineering company focused on innovation, seeking a Welder/Fitter to join their global team. The role involves assembling, testing, and inspecting products while ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily inspections and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment and Welding Machines.
  • Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications.
  • Operate manually welding equipment to fuse metal segments using primarily TIG and some experience with OAW, GTAW, GMAW, and MIG.
  • Repair worn parts of metal products by welding on extra layers.
  • Assist with the maintenance and repair of welding, brazing, and soldering equipment.
  • Adjust welding heads and tooling according to work specifications.
  • Perform self-inspection of parts and work to print.
  • Complete and maintain paperwork.
  • Check machine for defects and repair if necessary.
  • Ensure machine is calibrated and cleaned.
  • Lift work piece manually, by forklift, or by overhead crane, positions and secures against guides and stops.
  • Maintain a clean work area, including equipment, work supplies, and materials.
  • Comply with safety regulations and participate in the company’s Safe Behavioral Program.
  • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years’ experience in metal fabrication or related work.
  • High School Degree or GED.
  • Completion of a three-year apprenticeship program.
  • Ability to set up and run machinery without supervision.
  • Forklift or Crane license considered an asset.
  • Trade certification is required.
  • Ability to read and interpret production and sales orders.
  • Experience in safe use, storage, and disposal of welding rods.
  • Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
  • Experienced in using power and hand tools.
  • Meticulous and detail-oriented.
  • Able to lift 50 pounds unassisted.
  • Able to work independently.
  • Highly self-motivated.

Benefits

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

Benefits

PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Portland, OR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Portland, OR currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$33/hr across 14 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 Portland, OR

We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in Portland, OR right now, from 12 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 67 other active welding openings from 43 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Portland, or widen the search to Oregon.

Sulzer 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 Welding Shop in Portland, OR (12), AAON, Inc. (4), and Sulzer (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redmond at $29/hr and Portland at $29/hr. Portland is among them.

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/Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.