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Job Description

Overview

Maximum Performance Hydraulics is seeking a skilled Fitter/Welder to join their team in the marine industry. The role involves hands-on work with metal fabrication in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication on marine vessels and components
  • Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
  • Follow instructions accurately and safely
  • Maintain high-quality workmanship and safety standards

Requirements

  • Previous welding experience (marine or industrial preferred)
  • Ability to follow directions and complete tasks efficiently
  • Able to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Welding certification preferred (AWS or equivalent)

Additional Information

  • Join a growing team with steady work and opportunities for overtime
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How this job compares in Seattle, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Washington — toward the top of a $30–$38/hr middle band drawn from 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 78 other active welding openings from 44 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Seattle, or widen the search to Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (15), Parker Hannifin (4), and All American Marine (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 Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $39/hr, Seattle at $35/hr, and Bremerton at $34/hr. Seattle is among them.

Similar openings near Seattle, WA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Marine Industry Fitter/Welding Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.