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Job Description

Overview

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is seeking a motivated TIG Welder for the 2nd Shift in Jackson, MI. The position involves setting up and producing jobs while adhering to safety guidelines to meet Eaton and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Tig weld Titanium, Aluminum, Inconel, Stainless Steel, and Carbon materials.
  • Inspect parts using fixtures, gages, and other inspection equipment.
  • Use blueprints to accurately create welds.
  • Actively create a safe workspace and follow safety best practices.
  • Participate in cross-functional Lean/Continuous Improvement Teams.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • Certification in Welding from an accredited institution or a minimum of 1 year of TIG Welding experience.
  • Must be a U.S. person to access export-controlled information.
  • Candidates must be within a 50-mile radius of the work location.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Core hours are 4 pm - 12:30 am, Monday - Friday.
  • This facility is unionized with a 5-month probationary period.
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How this job compares in Jackson, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 44% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Jackson, MI

Jackson, MI currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 134 other active welding openings from 91 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jackson, or widen the search to Michigan.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Workbox Staffing (7), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (6), and Technique, Inc Jobs (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Michigan, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Detroit at $32/hr and Holland at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.