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Job Description

Overview

This role focuses on MIG welding and fabrication of carbon steel components in a custom machine shop environment. The position involves interpreting blueprints and weld symbols, fabricating and fitting assemblies to specification, and supporting both custom projects and production work while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on carbon steel components as the primary welding process.
  • Interpret blueprints and weld symbols.
  • Fabricate and fit assemblies to specification.
  • Support both custom projects and production work.
  • Maintain high safety and quality standards.
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How this job compares in Cumming, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $21–$35/hr across 129 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Cumming, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Cumming, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 296 other active welding openings from 192 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

Aerotek currently has 4 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), JCB North America (6), and The Clorox Company (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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