Job Description

Overview

Steelial Construction and Metal Fabrication is a family-owned company serving clients nationwide, specializing in food-grade construction, custom metal fabrication, and sanitary process installations. We are seeking a skilled Stainless TIG Welder / Fabricator to join our team, focusing on sanitary stainless steel welding and fabrication for commercial and industrial projects.

Responsibilities

  • TIG weld stainless steel to food-grade and sanitary standards
  • Fabricate and assemble components per blueprints and specs
  • Perform high-quality welds with strong visual finish
  • Work in both controlled shop environment and on-site field locations
  • Maintain safety and cleanliness standards on all jobs
  • Collaborate with team and supervisors to complete projects on time

Requirements

  • 3+ years TIG welding and fabrication experience (stainless preferred)
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
  • Experience with sanitary welding and food-grade applications is a plus
  • Willing to travel for field assignments
  • Strong attention to detail and quality
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
  • Weld test required prior to hire

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • 401k matching
  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Travel Required
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, Weekends and overtime as required
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

Competitive pay based on experience
PTO
401k
401k matching
Health Insurance

How this job compares in Vinton, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting sits about 24% above the $21/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Ohio — toward the top of a $20–$26/hr middle band drawn from 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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 Vinton, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Vinton, 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 168 other active welding openings from 105 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Kadant Black Clawson LLC (5), TP Mechanical (5), and Welding Shop in Cleveland, OH (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 Columbus at $30/hr, Cincinnati at $25/hr, and Cleveland at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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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