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Job Description

Overview

This is an opportunity to join the 2nd Shift as a Welding Specialist I at the Boulder location, offering growth opportunities, competitive pay, and benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Produce code qualified welds in the 1G or 2G positions using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding method manually and with automated equipment.
  • Perform visual weld inspection before, during, and after each welding operation.
  • Know and follow safety procedures as required in a specific operation.
  • Identify safety concerns and take appropriate action.
  • Cooperate and communicate well with co-workers and support staff.
  • Willingly share skills and knowledge and actively seek feedback.
  • Participate in improvement activities using Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and Lean Manufacturing tools.
  • Maintain proper process documentation for all operations performed.
  • Demonstrate excellent attendance, safety, housekeeping, and general work habits.
  • Participate on New Product Introduction (NPI) Teams and support prototype, alpha, and pilot builds.
  • Ensure product and process quality is maintained and improved.
  • Work with manufacturing support to document and maintain accurate area PMAPS.
  • Assist with process audits to ensure quality system compliance.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on equipment, tools, and fixtures as required.
  • Keep work areas clean and organized in accordance with 5s+1 principles.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent; AAS degree in welding preferred.
  • Prefer welding experience.
  • Must be able to lift up to 35lbs frequently.
  • Must be able to bend, crouch, push, pull, and reach regularly throughout the shift.
  • Must be able to wear personal protective equipment correctly throughout the entire shift.
  • Requires repetitive motion of fingers, hands, arms, and shoulders for reaching, handling, and assembly of product.
  • Capable of safely and efficiently operating a powered industrial forklift and other powered industrial trucks.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is for the 2nd Shift.
  • The hourly pay range for this role is $25.12 - $37.52.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Boulder, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 53 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 Boulder, CO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Boulder, CO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 65 other active welding openings from 46 employers. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), RK Industries (5), and Goodwill of Colorado (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Denver at $34/hr and Colorado Springs at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Boulder, CO

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