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Job Description

Overview

STS Aerospace (Kreisler) in Elmwood Park, NJ is seeking a manual TIG welder to join their team. The role involves welding metal parts using gas welding equipment according to specified layouts and instructions.

Responsibilities

  • Position parts in jigs or fixtures on bench or floor, or clamp parts together along layout marks.
  • Select torch, torch tip, and filler rod according to welding chart specifications or type and thickness of metal.
  • Connect regulator valves and hoses to oxygen and fuel gas cylinders, and welding torch.
  • Turn regulator valves to activate flow of gases, light torch, and adjust gas mixture and pressure to obtain desired flame.
  • Hold torch at proper angle to metal and guide along weld joint, applying filler rod to molten area to form weld.
  • Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Repair broken or cracked metal objects, fill holes, and build up metal parts.
  • Preheat workpiece in furnace or with torch.
  • Lay out, position, and tack weld workpieces.
  • Weld along vertical or overhead weld lines.
  • Scarf or groove weld prior to applying filler metal.
  • Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter.
  • Clean or degrease parts.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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How this job compares in Elmwood Park, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $26–$38/hr across 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% 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 Elmwood Park, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Elmwood Park, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 88 other active welding openings from 70 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are DC Fabricators (3), Carvana (3), and Interstate Waste Services, 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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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