Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves performing basic welding tasks, including fit-up and track welding, with a focus on MIG processes. Altec, founded in 1929, specializes in manufacturing and servicing equipment for various industries, emphasizing customer satisfaction and employee development.

Responsibilities

  • Welds using M-I-G processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to burn using a hand torch.
  • Demonstrated ability to read blueprints.
  • Determines critical dimensions and tolerances using measuring tools.
  • Reads and comprehends blueprints and process routings.
  • Demonstrated ability to follow established safety and quality procedures.
  • Be flexible to move from job to job to support the schedule.
  • Assist co-workers as needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Vocational school and/or prior experience in wire feed welding – MIG or TIG.
  • Vocational school training in welding preferred.
  • Experience in welding, cutting, or fabrication of metal parts.
  • Demonstrated experience in wire feed welding, MIG or TIG welding.
  • Experience in a production environment requiring self-efficiency in organizing workloads.
  • Must be able to pass a preliminary weld test upon interviewing and complete AWS.D1.1 Code welding certification within 60 days of being hired.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Mount Airy, 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–$30/hr across 48 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 Mount Airy, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mount Airy, NC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 80 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), Carrier Global (6), and Collins Aerospace (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 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 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

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

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.

Similar openings near Mount Airy, NC

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