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Overview

Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company specializing in asphalt road building and aggregate processing. The Welder position involves welding metal components to fabricate and repair heavy mechanical products under the supervision of the Production Manager.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to all safety rules and perform work at a quality level.
  • Read and understand assigned blueprints prior to starting a project.
  • Participate in process and product development and improvement programs.
  • Accurately inspect metal prior to welding to ensure clean welds.
  • Perform grinding operations that comply with Astec’s standards.
  • Support team by providing an efficient layout of the plants equipment for proper welding.
  • Perform a full range of welding and fabricating duties including fitting, joining, and repairing.
  • Inspect welds for quality and proper weld.
  • Keep work area clean and neat.
  • Ensure welding machine settings are appropriate for work.
  • Safely use cranes and forklifts.
  • Read and understand weld symbols.
  • Select proper rods or wires for welding jobs.
  • Test hot oil piping for leaks and perform necessary welding repairs.
  • Maintain welding machines by keeping them clean and changing liners.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Trade school or community college course work preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience with heavy equipment production line welding.
  • Computer experience desired, particularly the ability to use a mouse and locate and open/close programs/files.
  • Knowledge and ability to perform all Grinder tasks required.
  • Ability to properly and safely MiG weld, stick weld, and arc gouging required.
  • Ability to read and understand weld symbols required.
  • Successful completion of Permit Required Confined Space Entry training is needed.
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How this job compares in Chattanooga, 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–$27/hr across 41 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 Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga, TN currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 60 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Chattanooga, or widen the search to Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Cornerstone Building Brands (4), Staffmark (4), and Unknown (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 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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