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Overview

McWane Plant & Industrial is seeking an experienced Welder to join their Job Shop Fabrication and Machining operation. The Welder I position requires manual welding processes and ensuring compliance with company and government standards.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure personal safety and the safety of team members.
  • Assist supervisors in maintaining a safe work environment.
  • Wear appropriate PPE including fall protection and respiratory protection.
  • Maintain cleanliness of the assigned work area.
  • Promote McWane Way principles and follow management program processes.
  • Weld in multiple positions including Flat, Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead.
  • Identify and perform appropriate welds per specifications.
  • Weld ductile iron and steel pipe and collars.
  • Follow all safety rules and practices.
  • Use various tools and equipment safely and proficiently.

Requirements

  • Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing in English.
  • Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Must adhere to physical requirements and wear appropriate PPE.
  • Must be able to work in dust and fumes.
  • Must have some knowledge of industrial tools and their maintenance.
  • Must have the ability to operate a forklift and obtain certification.

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is 2nd Shift from 2:00 PM to 12:30 AM.
  • Overtime and extended hours may be required based on customer and company demands.
  • Must be able to work outside in all weather conditions and tolerate loud noises.

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How this job compares in Wethersfield, CT

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Connecticut, where the middle half runs $24–$36/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% 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 Wethersfield, CT

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Wethersfield, CT, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Connecticut as a whole we're tracking 47 other active welding openings from 35 employers. Browse welding jobs across Connecticut.

The most active employers in Connecticut at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Collins Aerospace (3), Meyer Tool (2), and Shepard Steel (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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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. MPI Welder (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.