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Overview

Welders are needed for the Salt Lake City branch specializing in ASME pressure vessel manufacturing. Candidates must be able to pass a 3G vertical up weld test using a GMAW process, with opportunities for advancement available.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding tasks on ASME pressure vessels.
  • Pass a 3G vertical up weld test using GMAW process.
  • Read blueprints (helpful but not required).

Requirements

  • Must pass a welding test.
  • Bring own welding gear including hood, gloves, and jacket.
  • Experience in pulse MIG welding, grinding, TIG welding, layout, and fit up on round vessels preferred.
  • 1 year of welding experience preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person at Salt Lake City, UT 84104.
  • Expected hours are 40 per week.
  • Shift is an 8 hour shift from Monday to Friday.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Salt Lake City, UT

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Utah, whose middle half runs $24–$31/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Salt Lake City, UT

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Salt Lake City, UT right now, from 7 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 51 other active welding openings from 41 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Salt Lake City, or widen the search to Utah.

The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Complex Fabricators Inc (4), EZARC (2), and Stadler (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 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • 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.

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