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Overview

The Welder position involves laying out, fitting, and welding various components to assemble structural forms such as machinery frames and tanks. The role requires interpreting blueprints and ensuring the structural soundness of completed welds while adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Select equipment and plan layout, assembly, and welding.
  • Lay out, position, align, and fit components together.
  • Weld parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, or gas welding equipment.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Become certified in LA90 wire and TIG welding.
  • Proficient in building small frames along with more technical weldments.
  • Proficient in all aluminum weldments.
  • Meet time standards set on weldments and maintain a low level of DR’s.
  • Willingness to be trained on new products and advanced welding processes.

Requirements

  • 2 or more years of experience required with associate’s degree or technical schooling, or 1-3 years of work experience.
  • Successfully pass the company’s hands-on weld test.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to use torpedo level, combination square, hammer, Allen wrench, and adjustable wrench.
  • Certify on steel and aluminum with the MIG welding process in the 3G position vertical up and on steel in the vertical down 3G position.
  • Meet Company’s expectations for Welder efficiency and quality standards.
  • Ability to perform basic math functions.
  • Ability to follow instructions.
  • Must possess problem-solving capabilities.
  • Computer literate.
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How this job compares in Swanton, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 24% 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 11% 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 Swanton, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Swanton, 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 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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