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Overview

Afinitas, a global leader in equipment and forming systems for precast concrete infrastructure, is seeking a Welder to join their team. The role involves high-quality welding and equipment setup in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect and set up welding equipment for proper and safe use.
  • Read and understand shop drawings, weld symbols, and WPSs.
  • Understand the requirements of the pertinent AWS welding code.
  • Properly and safely handle work pieces using overhead crane equipment.
  • Properly fixture work pieces on welding positioners to effectively weld in the proper position.
  • Preheat and measure material temperature in preparation for production welding.
  • Perform high quality welding using MCAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes.
  • Monitor and control inter-pass material temperature during production welding.
  • Clean and contour welds using hand and portable power tools.
  • Effectively use distortion control techniques.
  • Inspect in-process and completed welds for compliance with requirements prior to presentation for quality control inspection.
  • Other duties as required.

Requirements

  • 0-2 years of MIG welding experience.
  • 0-2 years’ experience in fabrication shop environment.
  • 0-2 years’ experience with reading blueprints.
  • D1.5 knowledge preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written interpersonal/communication skills required.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt to shifting priorities.
  • Ability to work individually as well as in a team environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Works in a plant/manufacturing environment that involves the use of industrial machinery and chemicals.
  • Employee must be able to correctly wear and use any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required at the location.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Alden, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $26–$41/hr across 137 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 Alden, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Alden, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 202 other active welding openings from 135 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and GE Aerospace (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $53/hr, Queens at $39/hr, and Brooklyn at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.5 — the Bridge Welding Code, jointly published by AWS and AASHTO. It is stricter than D1.1 on fracture toughness and inspection, and is required on most state and federal bridge work.

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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