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Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves performing welding operations in the manufacturing process of skylight component parts according to production standards and plans. The role requires a focus on quality, safety, and adherence to production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Performs the set-up and troubleshoots welding machine
  • Tig welds aluminum component parts
  • Reads and follows a daily production plan
  • Performs other duties such as product assembly, inventory, etc.
  • Ensures production, quality and safety standards are met
  • Performs cleaning and maintaining of 5’s practices
  • Performs other assignments as directed by local supervision

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED is preferred
  • Ability to perform the essential functions assigned to the position
  • Welding experience is required; Certification is preferred
  • Understanding of metric and standard measurement systems is required
  • 3-5 years experience in a production environment
  • Must be able to work overtime and on weekends as needed, with short notice
  • Forklift operator experience preferred
  • Must be able to tig weld aluminum components as thin as .027”
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to work in hot conditions
  • Must be able to use hand and power tools such as grinders, port-bands, and chop saws
  • Desire and ability to work in a team environment demonstrated through a positive quality, safety, attendance and good work history
  • Compliance with all rules of conduct, safety regulations and policies is a requirement of the job

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Hourly Pay Rate: $23.77 - $27.28
  • Shift Schedule: 1st shift 6:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Greenwood, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina, whose middle half runs $24–$36/hr across 58 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Greenwood, SC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Greenwood, SC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 83 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), Vertiv (4), and GE Vernova (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within South Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Duncan at $36/hr and Anderson at $24/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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