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Overview

Join our team as a MIG Welder II, where you'll tackle complex welding tasks using both MIG and TIG equipment in a dynamic and supportive environment. You'll have the opportunity to showcase your skills by interpreting blueprints, performing precise welds, and mentoring less experienced welders.

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex welding tasks using MIG and TIG equipment.
  • Interpret blueprints and perform precise welds.
  • Mentor less experienced welders.
  • Work quickly and skillfully to complete components in a specified time frame.
  • Acquire a 1G certification within the first 90 days of employment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma / GED Equivalent.
  • Must acquire a 1G certification within the first 90 days.
  • Valid Driver’s License with the ability to travel as needed.
  • Authorized to work in the United States of America.
  • Proficient in the English Language.
  • At least 3 years previous welding experience and/or welding certificate.
  • Proficient with SAP.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Compensation ranges from $21.00 to $26.00 per hour based on relevant experience & certifications.
  • Application review begins immediately, and the role may be filled prior to the final closing date.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Grand Junction, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado, where the middle half runs $24–$39/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% 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 Grand Junction, CO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Grand Junction, CO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 78 other active welding openings from 52 employers. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), RK Industries (7), and Martin Marietta (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Louisville at $35/hr, Denver at $34/hr, and Arvada at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. 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.

See all TIG 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/TIG Welder II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.