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Overview

Archer Mechanical specializes in sustainable mechanical and plumbing systems, providing a range of services including design-build and preventative maintenance. They are seeking TIG and MIG welders to ensure quality and productivity in fabrication projects.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a high level of attention to safety, quality, and productivity in the welding/fabrication area.
  • Perform pipe fitting and welding activities, grinding, cutting, flame cutting, plasma cutting, while completing welded piping systems.
  • Perform fitting and welding on required structural and support systems essential for piping systems.
  • Operate shop equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Process materials following work orders and shop drawings with accuracy.
  • Prepare and process all necessary paperwork for order completion.
  • Adhere to schedules and ensure on-time shipment of orders.
  • Properly stack processed materials and pack them for shipping.
  • Fabricate, weld, and assemble.
  • Actively maintain and improve the work environment, safety, and health standards.

Requirements

  • Must be able to TIG and MIG weld on pipe.
  • Experience with GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes.
  • Must complete and pass a 6G GTAW XXH wall pipe test using ER70S-6 filler.
  • Also, a 6” XXH (in the rolled position) using RMD process with E70C-6M Metal cored wire, and/or GMAW root pass with FCAW fill and cap.
  • Basic knowledge of ASME standards.
  • Production welds will be subject to 5% Xray.
  • Familiarity with pipe rotating, or positioner equipment.
  • Good knowledge of shop safety practices.
  • Ability to operate overhead cranes.
  • Ability to read and understand fabrication drawings.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Knowledge of pipe trade tools such as pipe wraps, center finders, and two-hole pins.
  • Knowledge of 5S/Lean principles is a plus.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Life Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Salt Lake City, UT

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Utah — toward the top of a $26–$34/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Salt Lake City, UT

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Salt Lake City, UT right now, from 10 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 38 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Salt Lake City, or widen the search to Utah.

The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are LACO Technologies (3), EZARC (2), and PacifiCorp (2). 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, TIG, and Flux-Core 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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