Welder

Location

Newport, TN

Wage

$20 – $22/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 30, 2026

Job Description

Now hiring for a Welder

Location: Newport, TN

Pay Rate: $20.00 – $22.00 per hour

Shift: 3:30PM-2:00am

Welding Pros, Let’s Talk! MIG Welders Wanted

Looking for Welder jobs in Newport where your welding skills help build quality products? This opportunity lets you apply your craftsmanship to fabricate, join, and repair metal components while supporting safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today. This opportunity is based on a MIG Welder career path and is being offered by Staffmark to qualified candidates.

Education Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Vocational training, welding certification, or technical education is beneficial.

Experience Requirements

  • 1 year Experience performing MIG welding on steel, stainless steel, aluminum, or other metals.
  • Ability to read blueprints, welding symbols, and fabrication drawings.
  • Knowledge of welding equipment setup, welding techniques, and safe operating procedures.
  • Ability to accurately measure, fit, and prepare materials prior to welding.
  • Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality workmanship and workplace safety.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in manufacturing, fabrication, structural welding, or production environments is preferred.
  • Experience using grinders, saws, cutting equipment, and metal fabrication tools is beneficial.
  • Knowledge of weld inspection, blueprint interpretation, and quality control procedures is considered an asset.
  • Individuals who demonstrate craftsmanship, dependability, and a commitment to continuous improvement are well positioned for success as a Welder.

Physical Capabilities

  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and work in welding positions throughout the shift.
  • Ability to lift metal components, materials, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to safely wear welding helmets, gloves, and required personal protective equipment.
  • Ability to safely work around welding equipment, sparks, heat, and fabrication machinery while following established safety procedures.

Benefits

  • Competitive Weekly Pay
  • Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
  • Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
  • Safety-Focused Manufacturing Environment with opportunities for skill development and career growth.

“Staffmark is full of very good helpful people” -Jaelo, Staffmark Associate

Sparks are flying. Grab this MIG welder job in Newport today.

What You Will Do

As a Welder you will prepare materials, set up welding equipment, perform MIG welding operations, inspect completed welds, read blueprints, verify measurements, and help fabricate metal components according to engineering specifications. You will maintain welding equipment, follow quality standards, and support safe, efficient manufacturing operations while producing consistent, high-quality work.

A Welder contributes to manufacturing operations by producing high-quality welded assemblies using MIG welding equipment and established fabrication procedures. This position requires welding expertise, mechanical aptitude, and commitment to quality.

The Welder supports production through careful material preparation, accurate welding techniques, and consistent inspection of completed work while maintaining safe operating practices. Precision and reliability are central to professional success.

This profession rewards individuals who enjoy technical craftsmanship and fabrication work.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Newport, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, where the middle half runs $21–$27/hr across 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Newport, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 69 other active welding openings from 53 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

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