Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

G & W Products is a recognized leader in contract metal manufacturing and fabrication, offering a wide range of services including welding and fabrication. The company is seeking candidates for 1st shift Weld positions to join their team in Fairfield, OH.

Responsibilities

  • Follow blueprint specifications to weld and fabricate parts according to customer designs.
  • Align, fit, and weld parts together.
  • Set up and operate hand tools.
  • Verify that fabricated components meet design requirements.

Requirements

  • Previous weld experience in a manufacturing setting.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as a team to maximize efficiency and productivity.
  • Familiarity with welding tools and adherence to safe procedures.
  • Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
  • Follow quality standards by paying close attention to detail.
  • Ensure work is performed safely.
  • Ability to lift raw materials as needed (up to 50 pounds).
  • Must be able to weld and fabricate components by interpreting and analyzing drawing files.
  • AWS certification history is a plus.
  • Candidates must demonstrate the ability to successfully complete the weld certification process during the interview.
  • Must be able to pass D1.1, D1.3 weld certification within weeks of hire.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • 1st shift positions are Monday through Friday, 5:00 am - 3:30 pm.
  • Company has 190,000 square feet of manufacturing space across three locations in Fairfield, OH.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Village of Indian Springs, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 10% 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 66% 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 Village of Indian Springs, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Village of Indian Springs, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 168 other active welding openings from 106 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

G & W Products Inc 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

Similar openings near Village of Indian Springs, OH

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