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Job Description

Overview

T BAILEY is seeking full-time experienced welders for their Anacortes production team, prioritizing safety and requiring experience in heavy steel fabrication.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in flux core welding (FCAW)
  • Ability to perform a flux core weld test (FCAW) in vertical and overhead positions using .052 wire

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Additional Information

  • Day and night shift positions available on a 4/10 schedule
  • Day shift: Monday - Thursday 6:00 am - 4:30 pm
  • Night shift: Monday - Thursday 4:00 pm - 2:30 am
  • Post-offer drug testing and background screening required

Benefits

PTO
Paid Holidays
401k
Health Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
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How this job compares in Anacortes, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Washington, whose middle half runs $29–$38/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Anacortes, WA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Anacortes, WA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 83 other active welding openings from 47 employers. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (18), Parker Hannifin (4), and All American Marine (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $39/hr, Seattle at $35/hr, and Bremerton at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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