Job Description

Overview

ARMADA INC. is seeking a Welder responsible for welding steel, aluminum, and stainless-steel materials using various processes. The position requires adherence to safety and quality standards while working in a full-time capacity.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure work is done safely and meets quality standards
  • Set up welding machines based on the job at hand or using a Welding Procedure Specification
  • Weld steel, aluminum, and stainless-steel components based on the required weld processes and parameters
  • Adhere to the specific welding procedure specifications
  • Set up welding cells for serial production runs
  • Keep work areas clean and organized and take proper care of all equipment and facilities
  • Follow all company rules and policies
  • Follow all safety rules and quality standards
  • Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency
  • Assist in the preparation of product for shipment
  • Report any unsafe work conditions or practices to supervisor
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Six months to one year related experience and/or training
  • Experience with steel, aluminum, and/or stainless steel required
  • Ability to follow instructions given both verbally and in written form
  • Willingness to learn and work to the best of his/her abilities and have a dependable work ethic
  • Knowledge of welding equipment and associated tooling including proper set up and use
  • Ability to read and interpret documents furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
  • Familiarity with the metric system
  • Provide a great level of attention to detail and focus on the given task

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • LTD
  • Accident
  • Critical Illness
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Must be able to lift raw materials, final products, and items packed for shipment, manually (up to 60 pounds) or using a hoist
  • Ability to stand continuously for long periods of time
  • Willing to work 40+ hours a week

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life
LTD
Accident
Critical Illness
401k

How this job compares in Newport News, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Newport News, VA, where the middle half runs $29–$41/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% 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 Newport News, VA

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in Newport News, VA right now, from 6 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 141 other active welding openings from 75 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Newport News, or widen the search to Virginia.

IMIA, LLC currently has 1 other opening live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are General Dynamics NASSCO (11), Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7), and Colonna's Shipyard (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $38/hr, Norfolk at $32/hr, and Chesapeake at $28/hr. Newport News is among them.

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