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Overview

We are currently hiring Welders with starting hourly pay ranging from $17 to $30 per hour, based on experience. Marine welding experience is not required, and we welcome candidates with backgrounds in industrial, structural, automotive, or general fabrication welding.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG and MIG welding of aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
  • Work on welding and fabrication projects in the shop and on vessels.
  • Travel to vessels when necessary to complete work.
  • Read blueprints and specifications to plan work and fabrication layout.
  • Perform hand grinding and polishing, and prepare materials.
  • Exceed quality standards.
  • Complete all required paperwork including labor reporting.
  • Work safely and maintain work area with high standards of housekeeping.

Requirements

  • One to two years of related experience or equivalent.
  • Ability to lead a team and assist the Project Manager.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Commitment to excellence and high standards.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to manage priorities and workflow.
  • Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
  • Acute attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to job duties.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Candidates must be residents; we do not relocate applicants.
  • Work location: In person.
  • Job Type: Full-time.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Savannah, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $19–$30/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Savannah, GA

Savannah, GA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 268 other active welding openings from 144 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.