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Job Description

Overview

The Welder position on the 2nd shift reports to the Welding Supervisor and is responsible for performing various welding duties for production, ensuring compliance with specifications and company policies.

Responsibilities

  • Pull and weld parts to print or specifications.
  • Label products correctly.
  • Operate in compliance with Basic Processes and Work Instructions.
  • Perform any additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience preferred, semi-automatic MIG welding a plus.
  • One year of on-the-job experience or welding classes (Trade School) desired.
  • Pass JOST Welder Qualification Test.
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively as a team member.
  • Ability to gain knowledge of company products and comply with policies.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Work is generally performed in a production plant 100% of the time.
  • Employee will regularly stand, walk, reach, bend, twist, and occasionally stoop, kneel, lift, pull or move objects of 50 pounds or less.
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How this job compares in Greeneville, TN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$30/hr across 42 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 Greeneville, TN

Greeneville, TN currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 95 other active welding openings from 69 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Greeneville, or widen the search to Tennessee.

JOST International currently has 2 other openings live in Tennessee, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staffmark (4), Aerotek (4), and Cornerstone Building Brands (3). 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 MIG. 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.

Similar openings near Greeneville, TN

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