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Harborland2C, LLC

Marine Welder / Fabricator

Location

Tacoma, WA

Wage

$40 – $50/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on October 9, 2026

Job Description

Overview

HarborLand 2C LLC is an established marine and industrial repair company serving commercial vessels and industrial customers throughout the Puget Sound region. They are seeking an experienced Marine Welder/Fabricator who can lead small crews and create CAD fabrication drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Lead small fabrication or welding crews while remaining actively involved in hands-on work.
  • Take field measurements and develop accurate fabrication drawings.
  • Fabricate components from drawings, sketches, and field measurements.
  • Perform structural repairs and custom fabrication in both shop and field environments.
  • Communicate effectively with customers and fellow employees.
  • Plan work, coordinate materials, and organize jobs.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on welding and metal fabrication experience.
  • Experience with MIG, FCAW, SMAW, and other welding processes.
  • Ability to create accurate fabrication drawings using CAD software.
  • Experience directing small fabrication or welding crews.
  • Willingness to take responsibility for quality, safety, and job completion.
  • Ability to lead by example.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person at Tacoma, WA.
  • Pay ranges from $40.00 to $50.00 per hour.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Tacoma, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 45% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Washington — toward the top of a $28–$35/hr middle band drawn from 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% 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 Tacoma, WA

Tacoma, WA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 61 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair 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. Marine Welder / Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.