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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Welder for a full time and permanent position with a local facility focusing on metal fabrication. Candidates must have 4+ years of proven experience in this field and be able to fabricate according to prints and pass a weld test.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate according to prints.
  • Pass a weld test.
  • Use cutting tools and related equipment.
  • Operate forklifts and overhead crane (training provided).
  • Read and interpret drawings.
  • Pass a MIG pressure test.
  • Use power tools and other equipment.
  • Be willing to work overtime if needed.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of MIG experience.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift available.
  • Schedule: Monday - Friday working 8 - 10 hours per day and some Saturdays.

Compensation

  • Pay: $25 - $27 based on experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental
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How this job compares in Charlotte, NC

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Charlotte, NC, where the middle half runs $31–$36/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Charlotte, NC

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Charlotte, NC right now, from 10 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 164 other active welding openings from 84 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Charlotte, or widen the search to North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are West Fraser (49), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (6), and Carrier Global (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 North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Seaboard at $29/hr. Charlotte is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Mig Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.