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Overview

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Welder 2 for their 2nd Shift position in Asheville, NC. The role involves performing various welding operations and maintaining required certifications while contributing to the design and manufacture of aircraft engines.

Responsibilities

  • Proficiently performs welding operations in the Finish End business unit.
  • Maintains required welding certifications.
  • Performs non-production welding tasks, such as laser weld and tack weld.
  • Works from operation sheets, drawings, and verbal instructions to obtain specified equipment and tools.
  • Uses measuring instruments to check dimensions and record results.
  • Recognizes and corrects deficiencies in weld geometry.
  • Performs routine servicing throughout the assigned area following specified procedures.
  • Refers difficulties to Team Lead and/or Supervisor.

Requirements

  • HS Diploma/GED
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • 1 or more years of GTAW (TIG) Welding experience.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a 2nd Shift position: Mon-Thurs, 4:15 p.m. - 2:45 a.m.
  • Location: US-NC-ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$29/hr across 47 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 ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY, NC

ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY, NC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 78 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

Collins Aerospace currently has 5 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (6), Carrier Global (6), and Collins Aerospace (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/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 2 - 2nd Shift (Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.