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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Welding Specialist (MIG Welder) to perform welding operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role requires experience with MIG welding, steel welding, blueprint reading, weld quality inspection, and welding equipment setup.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations using MIG welding techniques.
  • Read and interpret blueprints for welding projects.
  • Inspect weld quality to ensure standards are met.
  • Set up welding equipment for operations.

Requirements

  • Experience with MIG welding.
  • Experience with steel welding.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Skills in weld quality inspection.
  • Knowledge of welding equipment setup.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $27/hour
  • Schedule: Monday - Thursday | 5:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Day Shift)
  • Overtime: Available on Fridays
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How this job compares in Redmond, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Washington, where the middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 54 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Redmond, WA

Redmond, WA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 75 other active welding openings from 54 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

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

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Loenbro (5), Parker Hannifin (4), and CalPortland (4). 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. 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.

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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. Weld Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.