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Job Description

Overview

We are searching for an experienced Welder at our Portland, OR facility. This role is perfect for a candidate who just received their welding certification or has less than 1-2 years of experience and is looking to be part of an amazing team!

Responsibilities

  • Setup machines to exacting specifications and prepare machines for production
  • Operate various projection welding machine setups
  • Arrange job parts by line number and by like pieces for processing
  • Check all dimensions/locations of hardware cut-outs and frame handing for accuracy
  • Mark identification information on material for communication with fellow employees as well as end user
  • Install all required reinforcements, including but not limited to hinge and strike reinforcements, various kinds of anchors, corner gussets and closer reinforcements

Requirements

  • Must be proficient at reading work orders
  • Must have a concern for quality control
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Location: Portland, OR
  • No Third-party candidates or phone calls
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How this job compares in Rockwood, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, where the middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Rockwood, OR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rockwood, OR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 41 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are AAON, Inc. (4), Sulzer (4), and Aerotek (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 Portland at $30/hr and Redmond at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Rockwood, OR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.