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Overview

The Marine Welder position at HII involves supporting skilled trades work on Weapon Elevators and Aircraft Elevators on U.S. Navy ships. This full-time role requires various welding techniques and physical labor in an industrial and shipboard environment, based in Bremerton, WA.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize various welding techniques on aircraft carrier elevators and related equipment.
  • Engage in physical labor within an industrial and shipboard setting.
  • Create and utilize technical work documents, including controlled work packages and task completion reports.
  • Use brazing and flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.
  • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

Requirements

  • High School education, Trade School or equivalent, and 4 years of related experience.
  • Experience with SMAW (Stick) welding Carbon Steel/HY100/HY80 and GTAW (TIG) welding Carbon Steel/Stainless Steel/Copper Nickel.
  • Experience brazing with Grade III Silver Solder.
  • Experience performing fit-up of piping and structural components.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain base access and security clearance.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and follow detailed instructions and technical documents.
  • Must be able to calibrate and make minor repairs on tools/equipment.
  • Experience using hand tools and shop machinery.
  • Must pass a respirator physical and a J-1 eye test.
  • Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Required travel: 11 - 25%.
  • Ability to work in extreme temperature environments and confined spaces.
  • May require wearing a respirator.
  • Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Washington, where the middle half runs $28–$35/hr across 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Bremerton, WA

Bremerton, WA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 93 other active welding openings from 62 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bremerton, 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 (13), Parker Hannifin (5), 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 $38/hr, Bremerton at $34/hr, and Bellingham at $30/hr. Bremerton is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick 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. 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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