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Overview

We are looking for a Welder to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will report to the Manufacturing Supervisor and is based in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret Work Instructions to determine specific welding requirements
  • Accurately count all pieces to ensure quality control of parts prior to welding
  • Operate welding equipment according to operating manual
  • Complete required paperwork in a correct and timely manner
  • Operate hoist and power lift stand
  • Load and unload jigs
  • Perform leak testing checks on finished welding products
  • Follow Standard Operating Procedures and/or Work Instructions exactly as written to produce a quality product
  • Fabricate components for use in a solid oxide fuel cell electrical power generator
  • Maintain all machine shop equipment and 5S upkeep
  • Notify management of shop consumables to maintain inventories
  • Create assembly and fabrication fixtures
  • Address and recommend improved methods for creating hardware and assemblies
  • Perform basic job functions as directed safely and efficiently
  • Could be required to travel to other Bloom facilities within the Delaware locations

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
  • 1 year required experience in TIG Welding, both DC and AC (GTAW), pulsed TIG Welding (GTAW-P), stick welding (SMAW) and Oxy-Acetylene Torch experience
  • 2-3 years working experience preferred where hands on manufacturing practices were required
  • Required experience in following required work instructions
  • Preferred TIG experience with INCONEL/ Stainless steel
  • Preferred experience interpreting welding prints
  • Preferred valid certificate in Welding from an accredited institution
  • Must have mechanical skills and able to use basic shop tools and equipment
  • Ability to stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours per shift
  • Navigate the facility throughout the day
  • Occasionally lift/carry up to 25–50 lbs
  • Use hands and fingers to operate machinery controls and computers throughout the shift
  • Visual acuity sufficient for product inspection and reading digital/printed materials
  • Hearing ability to detect alarms and communicate effectively with staff
  • Ability to perform essential tasks with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Demonstrates competency in written and verbal English communications to understand safety protocols, hazard communications, and standard operational procedures (SOPs)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Weekend Shift includes a premium - work 3 full days (34.5 hours), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and get paid MORE than dayshift 40 hours.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Newark, DE

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across Delaware, where the middle half runs $21–$37/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% 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 Newark, DE

Newark, DE currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 20 other active welding openings from 16 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Newark, or widen the search to Delaware.

The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (3), Sargent & Lundy (2), and Baltimore Aircoil Company - USA (2). 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 TIG and Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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. Experienced TIG Welder (Weekend shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.