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WAGSTAFF INC

Fabricator 2 - AT (Swing Shift)

Location

Spokane Valley, WA

Wage

$28 – $38.22/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingSteelStainless SteelAluminum
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Posted on October 6, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Applied Technologies division at Wagstaff specializes in the engineering and fabrication of stainless steel gloveboxes for the nuclear industry. The team is expanding, and the position involves various welding techniques and fabrication processes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG and MIG Welding with oversight.
  • Receive instructions, prints, and work orders for jobs.
  • Plan details of working procedures, tools, and material requirements.
  • Adhere to technical documentation and design specifications.
  • Mentor team members in welding skills.
  • Fabricate by cutting, burning, straightening, and welding various metals.
  • Read and execute work to Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
  • Perform record keeping tasks such as weld mapping.
  • Use calibrated precision measuring instruments to ensure fabrication tolerances.
  • Identify and recommend product/process improvements.
  • Document work processes and progress.
  • Utilize basic MRP system knowledge for daily usage.
  • Complete quality verifications and weld records as required.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated proficiency with TIG Welding (GTAW).
  • Experience with Stainless Steel and/or Aluminum preferred.
  • Minimum of five (5) years welding experience required.
  • May substitute two (2) years’ experience for an Associate of Arts degree in Welding Technology.
  • May substitute one (1) year experience for an accredited trade or vocational welding certificate.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 10 hours, 3:10 pm - 1:40 am.
  • Working environment includes exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, and loud noise.

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Spokane Valley, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Washington, whose middle half runs $30–$35/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% 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 Spokane Valley, WA

Spokane Valley, WA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 61 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Spokane Valley, or widen the search to Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (11), Parker Hannifin (4), and All American Marine (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Seattle at $36/hr, Bremerton at $34/hr, and Bellingham at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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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. Fabricator 2 - AT (Swing Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.