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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a qualified, experienced welder/fabricator for a full-time position that involves various shop work across multiple industries including commercial, marine, space, residential, and energy.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and perform cutting, layout, and measuring.
  • Use various tools for welding and fabrication.
  • Perform TIG and MIG welding on aluminum and steel.
  • Work on tubing/piping and turntable projects.
  • Complete shop work across all industries.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of welding experience.
  • Ability to TIG and MIG weld aluminum and steel.
  • WABO certification is a plus but not required.
  • Must be able to work independently and be a self-starter.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Schedule options include 5-8's or 4-10's.
  • Weld test required.

Benefits

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How this job compares in North Lakewood, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Washington, whose middle half runs $28–$43/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% 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 North Lakewood, WA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in North Lakewood, WA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 92 other active welding openings from 57 employers. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

Welding Shop in Seattle, WA currently has 13 other openings 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 Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (13), Loenbro (5), and Parker Hannifin (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 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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