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Overview

The Welder position requires TIG welding experience and involves performing welding tasks, preparing and finishing fabrications, and ensuring product quality. The role includes operating industrial equipment safely and maintaining a clean work area.

Responsibilities

  • Performs welding tasks using established techniques and procedures.
  • Prepares, welds, and finishes fabrications, ensuring product quality.
  • Sets up and calibrates welding equipment according to technical drawings and standards.
  • Performs basic maintenance of tools and equipment.
  • Checks parts for presence, dimensions, and quality.
  • Operates industrial equipment safely and in compliance with regulations.
  • Participates in team activities and supports best practices.
  • Maintains a clean and organized work area.
  • Reports defects and process issues to supervisors.
  • Follows all safety guidelines and uses required personal protective equipment.

Requirements

  • MUST HAVE TIG WELDING EXPERIENCE.
  • Has skills developed through formal training or work experience.
  • Works within established procedures and guidelines with limited ability to modify methods or approach.
  • Completes assigned tasks with moderate supervision.
  • Performs most established procedures and is typically considered semi-skilled through work experience.
  • Resolves routine issues with guidance or approval from senior staff or supervisors.
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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 130 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 363 other active welding openings from 212 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, Poultry, NA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.