Tig Welder in Burley
Location
Burley, WA
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on September 2, 2026
Location
Burley, WA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
Job DescriptionJob Description
TIG WELDER
Job Title: TIG Welder
Supervisor: Shop Foreman/Lead
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Overview
This position is for an experienced, hands-on manufacturing professional, who will primarily function as a welding and fabrication team member to ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality output in welding and fabrication. The position is responsible for activities such as welding, fabrication, assembly, quality assurance, meeting due dates, safety, equipment maintenance and all other normal shop activities. The position requires excellent organizational, communication, and team skills to ensure an efficient and quality minded operation. This is a full-time position.
Responsibilities
· TIG welding and fabricating of stainless steel to food grade standards
· Fabricate sheet metal
· Weld pipe – carbon and stainless
· Collaborating with other team members in reading and interpreting blueprints
· Review your work in process and finished products to ensure accuracy to the print
· Follow production schedules and priorities as assigned
· Ensure timelines are met
· Follow processes and procedures
· Maintain a fabrication area that is clean, organized, and well maintained
· Ensure machinery, tools, and equipment are in good working order
· Follow production plans to ensure goals and project delivery dates are met
· Produce quality products while assisting with problems as they arise
· Participate in safety meetings and remain safety minded at all times
· Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
· 3+ years of experience in metal welding/fabrication shop environment
· Ability to meet deadlines and schedules
· Reliable
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral
· Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and drawings
· Metal fabrication and layout understanding
· Maintain shop upkeep, organization, tooling, equipment, and cleanliness
· Experience in fab welding, assembly of conveyor systems, and troubleshooting
· Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities, with attention to detail.
· Willing to travel and work overtime as needed
Physical Demands and Abilities
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee will be required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
· Frequently lift 30-50 pounds
· Frequent standing for long periods of time
· Regularly perform repetitive tasks
· Regularly possess manual dexterity
Work Environment
This job operated in a typical fabrication shop environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibrations. Power tools, including saws, and forklifts, are also frequently used. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time hourly position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, a 40-hour work week with the potential of some paid overtime. This position is located in our shop at 359 W 100 S Paul, Idaho.
Other Duties
lease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement
Fab-Tech Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, , , political affiliation, or belief, , , genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
\nCompany Description
Fab-Tech Solutions is a service, maintenance, and fabrication facility specializing in the food processing industry.
Company DescriptionFab-Tech Solutions is a service, maintenance, and fabrication facility specializing in the food processing industry.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Washington currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$41/hr across 71 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
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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.
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