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Job Description

Overview

A 40-year-old established awning manufacture and installation company in Conyers, GA is seeking a full-time TIG Welder and Fabricator. The role involves working with lightweight aluminum tubing and requires skills in carpentry, welding, and installation.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and fabricate using lightweight aluminum tubing.
  • Read tape measures and work from drawings/prints.
  • Participate in installations of finished products.
  • Work off of ladders and lift 75-100 lbs.

Requirements

  • Must be able to read tape measure.
  • Experience with chop saws and power tools.
  • Carpentry skill set required.
  • Must be a US citizen or legal resident with proper ID.
  • Qualified applicants must pass a drug test.

Benefits

  • Paid company benefits start at 90 days from hire date.

Additional Information

  • Full-time positions available with overtime.
  • Plenty of opportunity for growth and advancement.
  • Consistent evaluations with raises based on performance.
  • No cell phone usage allowed during work time.
  • This is a no smoking/drug-free facility.

Benefits

Paid company benefits start at 90 days from hire date.
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How this job compares in Conyers, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $20–$36/hr across 120 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% 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 Conyers, GA

Conyers, GA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 172 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Conyers, or widen the search to Georgia.

Welding Shop in Atlanta, GA currently has 1 other opening 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 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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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