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Job Description

Overview

IDEX Corporation offers a unique opportunity for individuals looking to build or grow their careers in various fields, including engineering and operations. Mott Corporation, a part of IDEX, focuses on solving complex challenges through precision engineering and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations to detailed specifications and engineering requirements
  • Properly clean and prepare components prior to welding
  • Maintain qualification to Mott MES welding specifications
  • Maintain cleanliness and standards within a clean-room work environment
  • Adhere to all Quality Management System (QMS) procedures and safety requirements

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 1–3 years of manufacturing experience with TIG welding
  • Prior experience with TIG welding equipment preferred
  • TIG welding proficiency
  • Ability to read and follow work instructions, prints, and specifications
  • Understanding of quality and cleanliness requirements in manufacturing environments

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Shift: 3pm-11pm

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Farmington, CT

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Connecticut, where the middle half runs $24–$34/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 Farmington, CT

Farmington, CT is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Connecticut as a whole we're tracking 36 other active welding openings from 22 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Connecticut.

The most active employers in Connecticut at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gpac (5), Pursuit Aerospace (4), and Collins Aerospace (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 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.

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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 - 2nd Shift (10% shift differential pay) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.