Job Description

Overview

The Fabrication Welder at The Middleby Corporation fabricates weldments of 12GA to 22GA sheet metal on premium commercial foodservice equipment using MIG and TIG welding, ensuring a high-quality cosmetic finish. The company is a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry, with a focus on providing solutions that enhance food quality and reduce operating costs.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications to determine material, tools, and equipment needed.
  • Assemble and weld various steel weldments and product assemblies to engineering drawing specifications.
  • Inspect welds relative to standard acceptance criteria.
  • Use various measuring, locating, and testing tools.
  • Support a culture ensuring a safe and healthy workplace.
  • Maximize throughput yield while minimizing scrap and material losses.
  • Create, prioritize, and deliver continuous improvement to the business.
  • Willing to work in other areas of production line if necessary to meet customer demand.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 1-year welding experience.
  • Proficient reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of material.
  • Welding test will be administered--must demonstrate proper and safe use of equipment.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • The Middleby Corporation is a Drug-free and Tobacco-free Campus.

How this job compares in Smithville, TN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$29/hr across 51 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Smithville, TN

Smithville, TN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 90 other active welding openings from 66 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Cornerstone Building Brands (4), Staffmark (4), and Honey Creek Staffing (3). 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 MIG and TIG 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.

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