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Overview

The Welder position involves working on weekends to produce sheet metal weldments that meet specific mechanical engineering drawings. The role requires both individual and team work, focusing on quality and precision in welding tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Ability to MIG weld mild steel
  • Ability to MIG weld stainless steel
  • Ability to perform basic fitting
  • Ability to adjust machine according to department manual(s)
  • Ability to remove material using grinding process
  • Ability to read drawings and inspect parts for basic dimensions
  • Ability to perform basic layouts (positioning and alignment)
  • Ability to inspect parts against complex engineered drawings
  • Ability to spray transfer MIG weld
  • Capability to examine weld bead for acceptable attributes
  • Ability to identify types of copper, stainless grades, etc.
  • Knowledge of flux core, shielded wire
  • Ability to cope and fit

Requirements

  • 1-2 years of relevant work experience
  • Basic command of the English language, both written and verbal
  • Ability to execute hot work (any work performed outside of department)
  • Ability to finish grind, surface finishing based on departmental requirements
  • Ability to repair improper welds
  • Knowledge of fixtures required for area of responsibility
  • Ability to tack weld
  • Ability to stud weld
  • Ability to fine tune voltage
  • Ability to square parts
  • Ability to torch cut
  • Ability to arc metal gouge
  • Basic product knowledge based on departmental need/requirement
  • Knowledge of AWS chart/steel tables
  • Knowledge of welding symbols
  • Ability to use basic tools (tape measure squares, clamps, fillet gage, angle finder, etc.)
  • Ability to convert decimals to fractions and utilize conversion chart
  • Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers
  • Ability to effectively work in team environment
  • Awareness and adherence to Lock Out Tag Out procedures
  • Ability to follow company operating procedures, safety rules and ISO requirements

Additional Information

  • Weekend Shift Available
  • Work schedule is Friday-Sunday 6:00am-6:30pm
  • All work is performed in a shop environment with constant exposure to the elements.
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How this job compares in Lake Slagle, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 107 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Lake Slagle, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lake Slagle, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 106 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Aerotek (5), and Mancan (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Canton at $29/hr, Columbus at $28/hr, and Cleveland at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core 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. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder, Weekend Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.