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Overview

Azenta Inc. is a global leader in life sciences, focusing on automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services. The 1st Shift TIG Welder will perform various welding operations, ensuring quality and efficiency in manufacturing biological storage units.

Responsibilities

  • Ensures that all welds meet quality assurance standards
  • Determines appropriate welds per specifications
  • Efficiently and effectively manages time and resources
  • Performs various other duties as necessary

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Welding School Degree/Certificate highly preferred
  • Previous TIG Welding Experience
  • Ability to frequently lift up to 50 lbs
  • Above average math skills and the ability to read a tape measure accurately
  • Knowledge of basic shop tools
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Critical attention to detail

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift position
  • Location: Springfield, MO
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How this job compares in Springfield, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, where the middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 67 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 1% 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 Springfield, MO

Springfield, MO is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 86 other active welding openings from 46 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Webco Manufacturing (18), QPS Employment Group (8), and NABRICO Marine Products (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

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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