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Overview

AC Corp, a Crete United company, is looking for an experienced Welder to join their Fabrication team in Raleigh, NC. This hands-on position involves using MIG, TIG, and Stick welding to fabricate custom equipment and components, emphasizing quality work and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints to create cut list and material needed.
  • Pull material from stock.
  • Cut, bend, fit and tack materials.
  • Clean up welds using wire brushes and grinders.
  • Operate shear, press brakes, rollers, etc.
  • May use forklift to move material.
  • Maintain a clean work environment.
  • Potentially travel up to 25%.

Requirements

  • Must have at least 2 years of TIG/MIG welding experience.
  • Experience with stainless steel and aluminum is a plus.
  • Must have worked in a sheet metal shop.
  • Soldering and brazing experience required.
  • Knowledge of weld symbols is necessary.
  • At least 2 years of metal fabrication experience is required.
  • Ability to understand blueprints and drawings.
  • Must be able to follow detailed instructions.
  • Must have a can-do attitude.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Pre-employment drug test required.

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Raleigh, NC

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across North Carolina, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 44 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Raleigh, NC

Raleigh, NC currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 107 other active welding openings from 56 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Raleigh, or widen the search to North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and Environmental Air Systems (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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. 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.

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