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Job Description

Overview

The MIG Welder is responsible for joining, fabricating, and repairing metal and other welding materials using appropriate techniques and various welding devices.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine appropriate welding process.
  • Inspect completed welds to determine structural soundness.
  • Start up and shut down machines properly.
  • Consistently and safely operate machines at or above standards of operation including waste, quality, efficiency, and utilization.
  • Troubleshoot, identify, and correct machine/rack-related problems through proper adjustments to various parts of the machine.
  • Work in a safe and efficient manner using all personal protective and safety equipment required.
  • Be actively involved in Continuous Improvement; promote and sustain any and all CI, 5S, and STW activities.
  • Contribute to a team effort.
  • Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
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How this job compares in Piedmont, SC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Carolina currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$36/hr across 50 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Piedmont, SC

Piedmont, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 97 other active welding openings from 77 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Vertiv (4), Classic Collision (4), and Parker Hannifin (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.

See all MIG 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. MIG Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.