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Overview

As a Senior Coil Test Tank Welding Specialist, you will lead safety huddles, conduct leak tests, and mentor junior mechanics in the Coil Department. You will ensure coil quality metrics are accurate while driving safety and process improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Champion a safety-first culture by modeling safe behaviors and enforcing rules.
  • Test coils at the tank, pinpoint leaks, and perform precise leak repairs.
  • Update and post key metrics and maintain the coil proficiency log.
  • Train and mentor mechanics, sharing lessons learned and implementing process improvements.
  • Conduct daily reviews of scheduled work to meet production commitments.
  • Validate the Quality metric report and resolve discrepancies with Team Lead and Station Lead.
  • Interpret work tickets, complete daily ISO documentation, and uphold 5S standards.
  • Collaborate with Team Leads, Inspectors, and Supply Chain to ensure smooth workflow.
  • Support ongoing training for safety, quality/ISO procedures, and production goals.
  • Drive LEAN principles to reduce waste and standardize best practices.
  • Advance safety performance by reporting near misses and eliminating hazards.
  • Progress sustainability by minimizing waste and maximizing recycling.
  • Innovate by turning fresh ideas into better methods and systems.
  • Tackle additional duties as assigned by plant leadership.

Additional Information

  • The working environment includes lifting up to 50lbs and standing up to 80% of the time.
  • Working hours can include any of three shifts and generally are scheduled for forty hours a week.
  • Some weekend overtime is to be expected.
  • Working temperatures include fluctuations within the plant and ambient outside temperatures.
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How this job compares in Milford, DE

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 21% 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 40% 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 Milford, DE

Milford, DE currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 20 other active welding openings from 17 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Milford, or widen the search to Delaware.

Baltimore Aircoil Company - USA currently has 1 other opening live in Delaware, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (3) and Sargent & Lundy (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 MIG and Stick 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. 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.

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