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Overview

We are hiring an experienced Submerged Arc Welder Operator to operate a large weld tower used for heavy industrial fabrication. This position involves welding on large steel components using Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) on one side of the tower and MIG (GMAW) on the other.

Responsibilities

  • Operate a large automated/semi-automated weld tower for heavy steel fabrication
  • Perform Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) operations
  • Perform MIG/GMAW welding as required
  • Set up and adjust welding equipment, parameters, wire feed, travel speed, and other controls
  • Monitor welding operations and make adjustments to maintain consistent weld quality
  • Inspect completed welds for proper penetration, appearance, and quality
  • Follow welding procedures, blueprints, weld symbols, and production specifications
  • Perform routine equipment checks and maintain a clean, safe work area
  • Work safely around cranes, heavy material, and industrial fabrication equipment

Requirements

  • Previous experience operating Submerged Arc Welding equipment required
  • Experience with MIG/GMAW welding preferred
  • Experience welding heavy structural steel or large industrial components
  • Ability to read blueprints and welding symbols
  • Ability to set and adjust welding parameters
  • Strong understanding of welding safety and quality requirements
  • Experience with automated or semi-automated welding equipment is a plus
  • Ability to work around heavy steel and perform physically demanding tasks

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Pay: $28–$32/hour, based on experience
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Long-term opportunity for the right candidate
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Akron, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio — toward the top of a $23–$32/hr middle band drawn from 100 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% 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 Akron, OH

Akron, OH currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 168 other active welding openings from 106 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Akron, or widen the search to Ohio.

Summit Skilled Solutions currently has 1 other opening live in Ohio, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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 MIG. 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.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Submerged Arc Welder Operator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.