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Overview

We are looking for an hourly welder to MIG weld steel using a Millermatic 252. The position includes fieldwork for carport installation and warehouse duties such as painting steel structures.

Responsibilities

  • MIG weld steel with a Millermatic 252.
  • Assist in the field with carport installation.
  • Perform warehouse duties including painting steel structures.

Requirements

  • MID welding experience required.
  • Must have a valid Tennessee driver's license.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with 40+ hours a week and some overtime required.
  • Starting pay is $18 per hour.
  • After 90 days, paid holidays and sick days are provided.
  • After 1 year of employment, paid vacation is offered.
  • Work hours are Monday - Friday from 7:30am to 4:00pm.
  • Location: 211 Omohundro Place, Nashville, TN 37210.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Nashville, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, where the middle half runs $21–$27/hr across 39 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 90 other active welding openings from 67 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Nashville, or widen the search to Tennessee.

Welding Shop in Nashville, TN currently has 3 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 Aerotek (4), Staffmark (3), and JOST International (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.

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