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Overview

A Welder III will weld metal components and equipment according to blueprint specifications and fitter layout using oxy/acetylene and plasma cutting processes. This role involves maintaining high weld quality, demonstrating safe working practices, and training fitters while adhering to company policies and promoting a collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in position all metal components and equipment.
  • Set up components and equipment to be welded.
  • Maintain a high level of weld quality by following QC standards/policies.
  • Adjust amperage, current, and gas flow according to the material being welded.
  • Demonstrate safe working practices and standards.
  • Coordinate helpers.
  • Train all levels of fitter.
  • Assist manager with budget and time management.
  • Adhere to and actively promote the ANDRITZ 8 Life-Saving Rules in all work activities.
  • Consistently embody and promote the #1ANDRITZway core values and behaviors.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 5+ years of welding experience using processes such as MIG, TIG, flux core, stick, pulse arc, stitch pattern, and tack welding.
  • Experience welding carbon steel and stainless steel in both in-position and out-of-position applications.
  • Experience reading and interpreting prints, drawings, or blueprints.
  • Good mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, and basic geometry.
  • Good knowledge and accurate use of common hand and measuring tools, such as tape measures.
  • Knowledge of steel manufacturing processes.
  • Knowledge of PPE requirements and safe work practices.
  • Good communication and organizational skills.
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How this job compares in Eugene, OR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Oregon currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 41 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 Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 66 other active welding openings from 41 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Eugene, or widen the search to Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (10), AAON (3), and Skyline Sheet Metal, Inc (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Portland at $33/hr and Redmond at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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. 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.

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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. Welder III figures were last recalculated when this page was built.