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Job Description

Overview

Mantle Industries is hiring motivated Laborers/Welder Apprentices for a hands-on career in welding and manufacturing. The company is willing to train and potentially certify individuals in the welding trade, providing a high-quality manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assist experienced welders and fabricators with materials and prep work
  • Load, unload, and move materials using forklifts and pallet jacks
  • Learn basic welding and metal fabrication techniques on the job
  • Perform quality checks and operate power/hand tools
  • Maintain clean and safe work areas
  • Complete tasks with urgency and professionalism

Requirements

  • Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs repetitively
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Ability to pass drug and background screening
  • Experience using power tools (preferred)
  • Forklift or warehouse experience (preferred)
  • Interest in long-term career development in manufacturing or welding (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-Time, Monday–Thursday, 10-hour shifts
  • Location: 1100-C Yew Ave, Blaine, WA 98230

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Blaine, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Washington, where the middle half runs $29–$36/hr across 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Blaine, WA

Blaine, 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 62 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

CMI Crane Materials International Inc currently has 1 other opening live in Washington, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

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