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Job Description

Overview

We are searching for an experienced Welder at our Grove City, OH facility. This is an opening for an entry level welder with either a welding certification or prior experience.

Responsibilities

  • Setup machines to exacting specifications and prepare machines for production.
  • Operate various projection welding machine setups.
  • Arrange job parts by line number and by like pieces for processing.
  • Check all dimensions/locations of hardware cut-outs and frame handing for accuracy.
  • Mark identification information on material for communication with fellow employees as well as end user.
  • Install all required reinforcements, including but not limited to hinge and strike reinforcements, various kinds of anchors, corner gussets and closer reinforcements.

Requirements

  • Must be proficient at reading work orders.
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

  • Monday- Friday
  • Compensation is $19-$21.
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How this job compares in Grove City, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, where the middle half runs $22–$31/hr across 91 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 14% 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 Grove City, OH

Grove City, OH currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 161 other active welding openings from 95 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Grove City, or widen the search to Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Kadant Black Clawson LLC (5), and Welding Shop in Cleveland, OH (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 Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $28/hr, Cleveland at $26/hr, and Cincinnati at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.