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Welder II & III

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Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Job Type: Full-Time | Contract-to-Hire | Onsite

Pay: $24.00-$32.00/hour

We're hiring experienced Welder II and Welder III professionals to join a growing manufacturing team in Virginia Beach. This is a hands-on fabrication role working on large steel components in a production environment. If you have experience with MIG or TIG welding and enjoy building high-quality products, we'd like to speak with you.

What You'll Do

Perform MIG, TIG, wire, spot, and oxy/acetylene welding. Fabricate and assemble structural components including frames, I-beams, fuel tanks, and other welded assemblies. Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions. Set up materials and equipment for fabrication, assembly, and repairs. Use grinders, sanders, and other hand tools to finish welds and prepare materials. Inspect completed welds and perform repairs or rework as needed. Assist with pressure testing, quality inspections, and final product verification. Maintain welding equipment and keep work areas clean and organized. Follow all company safety procedures and quality standards.

Qualifications

Previous welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment. Experience with MIG welding required; TIG experience is a plus. Ability to read blueprints and fabrication drawings. Strong measuring, layout, and basic math skills. Ability to safely operate welding and fabrication equipment. Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing quality work. Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

High school diploma or GED. Vocational welding training preferred. MIG welding certification preferred. TIG certification is a plus.

Why Join Us?

Competitive hourly pay Full-time, stable opportunity Contract-to-hire position with long-term potential Overtime opportunities available Modern manufacturing environment Opportunity to grow your welding career

If you're an experienced welder looking for a long-term opportunity with a growing manufacturing company in Virginia Beach, apply today or send resume to jbender@blackrockres.com!

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How this job compares in Virginia Beach, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Virginia Beach, VA currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$32/hr across 12 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 Virginia Beach, VA

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Virginia Beach, VA right now, from 13 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 117 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Virginia Beach, or widen the search to Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (6), Colonna's Shipyard (6), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (5). 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 $37/hr, and Norfolk at $32/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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - Virginia Beach figures were last recalculated when this page was built.