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Overview

As a Precision TIG Welder, you will transform blueprints into high-quality parts, focusing on thin-gauge work that demands clean penetration and attractive beads. Your role involves setting up your TIG station, verifying quality, and identifying Lean and 6S opportunities while maintaining equipment and coordinating with your team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding operations to assemble fabricated metal products efficiently.
  • Meet time and schedule targets; manufacture to spec and verify work prior to inspection.
  • Maintain equipment cleanliness and proper fluid levels; return all fixtures and tooling upon job completion.
  • Make routine decisions, solve basic manufacturing issues, and escalate when needed.
  • Coordinate workflow with peers; communicate clearly across shifts and functions.
  • Identify setup reduction and Lean process improvements; communicate ideas to the appropriate 6S team lead.
  • Use the E2 management system in line with company standards and documentation practices.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • Proven ability to weld thin-gauge material with solid penetration and clean appearance.
  • Expertise with TIG; working knowledge of MIG.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical documents.
  • Competence with shop tools and inspection gauges.
  • Basic math and computer skills; familiarity with production software is a plus.
  • Organized, self-starting, able to prioritize and multitask independently.
  • Strong communicator with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Putnam, CT

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Connecticut currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 33 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 Putnam, CT

Putnam, CT is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Connecticut as a whole we're tracking 41 other active welding openings from 30 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Connecticut.

The most active employers in Connecticut at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gpac (5), Pursuit Aerospace (3), and AMETEK (2). 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 MIG and TIG 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. Precision TIG Welder — Thin‑Gauge Fabrication figures were last recalculated when this page was built.