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Overview

GTI is a contract manufacturing partner that supports customers in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, and industrial systems. They fabricate custom designed enclosures and skids, performing mechanical and electrical integration in-house to deliver turn-key products.

Responsibilities

  • Fit-up piece parts in fixturing according to detail drawings.
  • Tack weld parts together, ensuring dimensions are correct.
  • Weld complete assemblies according to specified standards.
  • Correct fabrication mistakes and incorporate approved design changes.
  • Fabricate shop fixtures as required by assembly personnel.
  • Meet production schedules, quality, and planned labor hours with limited supervision.
  • Utilize hand and power shop tools.
  • Read blueprints and drawings to plan layout and procedures.
  • Determine appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications.
  • Operate angle grinders to prepare parts for welding.
  • Align components and clamp pieces for welding.
  • Weld components using manual or semi-automatic equipment in various positions.
  • Repair machinery and components by welding.
  • Test and inspect welded surfaces and structures for flaws.
  • Maintain equipment to ensure safety.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a welder.
  • Experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures.
  • Experience in using electrical or manual tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings.
  • Knowledge of safety standards and willingness to use protective clothing.
  • Deftness and attention to detail.
  • General mechanical background.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience in mechanical assembly.
  • AWS certification for welding of carbon steel using GMAW process position 3G and 4F.
  • Able to work with limited supervision and follow instructions.
  • Able to work as a team member.
  • Fully understand manufacturing drawings and verify dimensions.
  • Understand tolerance systems.
  • Complete shop order documentation and time sheets.
  • Meet internal Company standards for quality and workmanship.
  • Contribute to a healthy and safe working environment.
  • Working knowledge of torch and plasma equipment.
  • Working knowledge of GTAW Welding.
  • Ability to apply workmanship standards and understand instructions.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Shifts: 1st 7am – 4pm, 2nd 3:30pm – 12am, 3rd 10pm – 6:30am.
  • Compensation: $24 - $30 an hour.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Buffalo, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 139 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NY currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 146 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Buffalo, or widen the search to New York.

GTI Fabrication currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and Philips (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr, Staten Island at $31/hr, and Brooklyn at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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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