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Overview

The Aluminum Extrusion Welder is responsible for welding aluminum components and assemblies used in extrusion-based products. This position requires strong welding skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while meeting quality and production standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld aluminum extrusions and components using MIG and/or TIG processes.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.

Requirements

  • Strong welding skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to work safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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How this job compares in Elkhart, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 42% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% 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 Elkhart, IN

Elkhart, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 177 other active welding openings from 109 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Elkhart, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (7), and Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (6). 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 1st & 2nd Shift Welders figures were last recalculated when this page was built.