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Job Description

Overview

The Custom Job-Shop Welder/Fabricator role involves working with 2D drawings and various materials to create unique, non-repetitive assemblies through MIG and TIG welding processes. The position requires hands-on experience in a job-shop setting and emphasizes quality, safety, and adaptability in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG (GMAW) welding on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
  • Conduct TIG (GTAW) welding as needed; proficiency in TIG is a plus.
  • Fit-up, tack, weld, and finish unique, non-repetitive assemblies.
  • Fabricate sheet metal and structural components directly from prints.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and job travelers.
  • Measure, lay out, and verify parts throughout each build.
  • Grind and clean welds to meet aesthetic and structural requirements.
  • Operate standard shop tools such as grinders, saws, and drills.
  • Maintain high quality standards for appearance and integrity.
  • Work safely and adhere to quality and schedule expectations.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
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How this job compares in Red Oak, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $24–$30/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Red Oak, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Red Oak, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 246 other active welding openings from 161 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mullins Mechanical (6), Aerotek (5), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Atlanta at $29/hr, Lithia Springs at $29/hr, and Marietta at $24/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. Custom Job‑Shop Welder/Fabricator (GMAW/GTAW) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.