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Overview

A 40-year-old established awning manufacture and installation company in Conyers, GA is seeking a full-time TIG Welder and Fabricator who can work with lightweight aluminum tubing and participate in installations. The company offers training in various areas and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding using a thumb control torch.
  • Fabricate using lightweight aluminum tubing.
  • Read tape measures and work from drawings/prints.
  • Utilize carpentry skills and operate chop saws and power tools.
  • Participate in installations of finished products.
  • Work off of ladders and lift 75-100 lbs.

Requirements

  • Must be a US citizen or legal resident with proper ID.
  • Pass a drug test before hiring.
  • Experience with carpentry and power tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings/prints.
  • Valid and clean GA driver's license required.

Benefits

  • Paid company benefits starting at 90 days from hire date.
  • Consistent evaluations with pay raises based on performance.

Additional Information

  • Full-time positions available with overtime.
  • No cell phone usage allowed during work time.
  • This is a no smoking/drug-free facility.

Benefits

Paid company benefits starting at 90 days from hire date.
Consistent evaluations with pay raises based on performance.
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How this job compares in Conyers, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $24/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $23–$25/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Conyers, GA

Conyers, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 246 other active welding openings from 162 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Conyers, or widen the search to Georgia.

Welding Shop in Atlanta, GA currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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 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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. TIG Welder & Installer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.