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Overview

The Welder II position at Collins Aerospace involves setting up and operating welding equipment, performing various welding operations, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Collins Aerospace is a leader in advanced aerospace and defense solutions, seeking skilled individuals to contribute to their mission.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate welding equipment according to technical drawings and WPS parameter ranges.
  • Perform manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, and automatic GTAW welding operations on various thin-gauge materials.
  • Inspect welds according to visual inspection and commercial quality criteria, and repair as needed.
  • Adhere to company safety and compliance standards, maintaining a clean work area.
  • Assist in training other welders and interpret technical documents.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent, or vocational/technical education in a related discipline with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
  • 1+ years of GTAW welding experience and 1+ years of welding fabrication experience.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a 2nd Shift position, typically from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
  • Training may be required on 1st shift, which typically runs from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
  • The position is onsite in Wilson, NC.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in WILSON-4200 ~ 4200 Airport Dr ~ BLDG 4200, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$34/hr across 36 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in WILSON-4200 ~ 4200 Airport Dr ~ BLDG 4200, NC

WILSON-4200 ~ 4200 Airport Dr ~ BLDG 4200, NC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 96 other active welding openings from 50 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

Collins Aerospace currently has 5 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (8), and Environmental Air Systems (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

Similar openings near WILSON-4200 ~ 4200 Airport Dr ~ BLDG 4200, NC

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder II - 2nd Shift (Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.