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Job Description

Overview

We are hiring experienced TIG Welders / Fabricators for long-term opportunities with an established metal manufacturing company. This skilled position involves precision TIG welding, custom metal fabrication, and blueprint reading.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on metal components and assemblies.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, and engineering drawings.
  • Fit, tack, and weld fabricated parts to specifications.
  • Operate cutting, bending, and forming equipment.
  • Measure and inspect parts using calipers, gauges, and precision tools.
  • Maintain quality standards and follow safety procedures.

Requirements

  • Previous TIG welding experience required.
  • Metal fabrication and fit-up experience.
  • Strong blueprint reading and measurement skills.
  • Ability to work independently from engineering drawings.
  • Must pass a TIG welding and fabrication test.
  • MIG welding experience is a plus.

Additional Information

  • Pay: $24–$30/hour based on experience and weld test.
  • Job Type: Full-Time, Long-Term, Temp-to-Hire.
  • Day and Night Shifts Available.
  • Day Shift: 5:00 AM–3:30 PM, Monday–Friday.
  • Night Shift: 3:30 PM–2:00 AM, Monday–Friday.
  • Saturday: Half-day shifts required.
  • Competitive pay, a $2.00 night shift premium, and an opportunity for permanent employment.
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How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, whose middle half runs $22–$29/hr across 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% 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 Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 62 other active welding openings from 54 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TEAM, Inc. (2), Tenneco (2), and GE Aerospace (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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