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Overview

The Welder I position requires TIG welding experience and involves performing welding tasks using established techniques and procedures. The role includes preparing, welding, and finishing fabrications while ensuring product quality.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding tasks using established techniques and procedures.
  • Prepare, weld, and finish fabrications, ensuring product quality.
  • Set up and calibrate welding equipment according to technical drawings and standards.
  • Perform basic maintenance of tools and equipment.
  • Check parts for presence, dimensions, and quality.
  • Operate industrial equipment safely and in compliance with regulations.
  • Participate in team activities and support best practices.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Report defects and process issues to supervisors.
  • Follow all safety guidelines and use required personal protective equipment.

Requirements

  • Must have TIG welding experience.
  • Skills developed through formal training or work experience.
  • Ability to work within established procedures and guidelines with limited ability to modify methods or approach.
  • Ability to complete assigned tasks with moderate supervision.
  • Typically considered semi-skilled through work experience.
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How this job compares in Gainesville, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$36/hr across 135 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 Gainesville, GA

Gainesville, GA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 371 other active welding openings from 217 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gainesville, or widen the search to Georgia.

JBT Marel currently has 2 other openings 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 Classic Collision (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (9). 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 $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/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.

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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 I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.