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Overview

We are looking for skilled and dependable Journeyman Structural Steel Fitters/Welders to join our growing team in South Pierce County. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced professionals who take pride in precision work and want to contribute to complex structural and bridge fabrication projects.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate structural steel components such as columns, beams, stairs, and handrails.
  • Fabricate heavy bridge-building elements.
  • Read and interpret complex structural and bridge blueprints.
  • Perform accurate layout, measuring, positioning, and fitting of components.
  • Execute high-quality welds in compliance with structural and bridge code requirements.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Work a 4-day, 10-hour schedule with required overtime to meet deadlines.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of structural steel fabrication experience (bridge work preferred).
  • Strong proficiency in blueprint reading.
  • Strong proficiency in welding symbols and layout techniques.
  • Ability to pass a WABO 3G weld certification (required upon hire).
  • Dependable attendance and punctuality.
  • Strong work ethic and ability to follow detailed instructions.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and overtime as needed.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Paid Holidays
  • Overtime Opportunities

Additional Information

  • Enjoy a consistent 3-day weekend.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
401k
Paid Holidays
Overtime Opportunities
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How this job compares in Orting, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Washington, whose middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 66 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Orting, WA

Orting, WA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 92 other active welding openings from 57 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Journeyman Structural Steel Fitter/Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.