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Overview

Chart Industries is focused on the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment, providing solutions for various industries including hydrogen, carbon capture, water treatment, and food and beverage. The Tig Welder position involves performing complex welding activities and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Independently performs moderate to complex welding activities, including hand welding and material handling equipment.
  • Welds metal parts on fixtures including attaching jigs and clamps to hold metal parts in proper position.
  • Determines type and gauge of steel to be welded making appropriate heat adjustments as required.
  • Uses blueprints and design sketches to ensure proper dimensions and tolerance levels.
  • Updates and maintains all required documentation associated with job responsibilities.
  • Assumes responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
  • Maintains a clean work area and general housekeeping standards.
  • Understands and practices established safety and quality standard procedures.
  • Performs all tasks to ISO standards and requirements.
  • May be required to perform mass spec and visual inspections.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 years of TIG welding experience.
  • Must pass 3G vertical weld test and other weld tests.
  • Experience interpreting blueprints and bill of materials (BOM).
  • Basic math skills including weight measurement and multiplication.
  • Self-starter capable of managing workload under minimal direction.
  • Must be able to measure with accuracy using tape measures, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Overtime and weekend hours may be required.

Additional Information

  • This is a day shift position from 5:00am to 3:30pm, Monday through Thursday.
  • Location: Canton, GA, United States, 30107.
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How this job compares in Canton, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, TIG welder jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$25/hr across 11 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 Canton, GA

Canton, GA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

Chart Industries, Inc. currently has 2 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $33/hr, and Conyers at $31/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.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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