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Job Description

Overview

The Welder position at the Terre Haute Facility involves performing welding operations for structural components and cores for military and commercial engines. The facility is state-of-the-art and offers a range of benefits including merit-based rewards, healthcare, and continuous learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform basic weld operations including work set-up and material handling.
  • Weld material using a TIG welder.
  • Assemble rework parts.
  • Certify several material types for TIG and/or EB Welding.
  • Prepare parts for welding.
  • Use manual, automatic, and dabber TIG welding equipment.
  • Inspect finished welds and identify defects.
  • Measure parts with precision measuring tools.
  • Maintain and replace perishable tools as necessary.
  • Read blueprints and apply them to assemble parts.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and business initiatives.
  • Keep work area safe and clean.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 6 months to 1 year of TIG welding experience.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This role may encounter high risk or hazardous operations.
  • Relocation Assistance Provided.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Terre Haute, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$29/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 Terre Haute, IN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Terre Haute, IN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 104 employers. Browse welding jobs across Indiana.

GE Aerospace currently has 1 other opening live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (9), Forest River (4), and Lozier Corporation (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 Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $24/hr, Fort Wayne at $24/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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 (3rd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.