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Overview

Hartzell Aerospace Welding is seeking a skilled TIG Welder specializing in aluminum to join their team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in welding thin aluminum materials with precision, ensuring high-quality and structurally sound welds that meet industry and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on aluminum parts, components, and assemblies.
  • Fabricate and weld customer parts and assemblies as requested.
  • Work on high variety, low volume part work.
  • Ensure no less than 90% of completed parts pass inspection.
  • Offer viable semi-annual process improvement initiatives.
  • Follow all safety policies and guidelines.
  • Complete necessary documentation for proper tracking of work.
  • Maintain general shop housekeeping.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or G.E.D.
  • Proven experience as a TIG Welder with a focus on aluminum.
  • Ability to weld on aluminum thickness of .035" to .065".
  • Successful completion of accredited welding course or equivalent on-the-job training.
  • 5-10 years of high-level TIG welding experience.
  • Willingness to follow both verbal and written work instructions.
  • Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
  • Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in St Paul, MN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Minnesota currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$29/hr across 78 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 St Paul, MN

St Paul, MN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 107 other active welding openings from 67 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in St Paul, or widen the search to Minnesota.

Aerospace Welding and Manufacturing, Inc. (AWI/AMI) currently has 1 other opening live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Minnesota Jobs (9), Lake Air Products (4), and Award Staffing (4). 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 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 aluminum 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. TIG Welder (Aluminum) $30 - $33/ hr. figures were last recalculated when this page was built.