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Overview

JFT is growing and hiring Welders at multiple skill levels in Loveland, CO. All applicants are encouraged to apply and will be considered based on their experience level and welding test performance.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret technical drawings.
  • Independently set up welding equipment and fixtures.
  • Perform complex fabrication and fit up.
  • Maintain safety and quality standards.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Follow all safety rules and shop procedures.
  • Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
  • Ability to learn and progress to the next level within reasonable timelines.

Requirements

  • Work experience in welding and fabrication.
  • Proficiency in MIG, TIG and Stick welding.
  • Working knowledge of complex fabrication and repair techniques.
  • Knowledge of AWS D1.1/D1.6 is helpful.
  • 3G weld certification – Carbon & Stainless Steel.
  • Ability to read drawings and understand weld symbols.
  • Experience operating a forklift.
  • Able to use a tape measure accurately and operate basic hand tools.
  • Detail oriented and efficient in their work habits.
  • Detailed requirements per level discussed at interview.

Additional Information

  • The job may involve lifting and moving parts or materials, typically up to 50lbs.
  • The ability to stand for long periods (8+ hours) is required.
  • This role requires immediate and routine access to restricted information under federal law.
  • JFT does not sponsor employment visas.
  • Hiring decisions are based solely on access requirements and project timing.
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How this job compares in Loveland, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 71 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Loveland, CO

Loveland, CO is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 90 other active welding openings from 54 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

James Fisher Technologies currently has 1 other opening live in Colorado, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (13), RK Industries (5), and Honeywell Technologies (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arvada at $30/hr and Denver at $29/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 Stick 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 D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 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. Welder (Levels I, II, III, & IV) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.