Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

The 1st Shift Welder position at WM involves applying appropriate welds to fabricate or repair compactors, containers, and carts. The company emphasizes creating opportunities for employees and fostering a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Applies appropriate welds to fabricate or repair compactors, containers, and carts.
  • Performs minor repairs and applies basic welding processes.
  • Conducts preventive maintenance inspections and diagnostics on electrical and hydraulic systems.
  • Completes required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software.
  • Assists senior welders in project work.
  • Performs service calls for compactor repair.
  • Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate / OSHA Standards.

Requirements

  • 2 years of previous welding experience.
  • Qualified in welding processes such as MIG and STIK.
  • Forklift experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift M-F 6:00am-4:30pm, occasional Saturdays.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Arlington, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, where the middle half runs $28–$35/hr across 35 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Arlington, OR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Arlington, OR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 38 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oregon.

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

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (8), AAON (3), and Skyline Sheet Metal, Inc (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Portland at $33/hr and Redmond at $26/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.

Similar openings near Arlington, OR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 1st Shift Welder Weekly Pay and Overtime figures were last recalculated when this page was built.