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Job Description

Overview

This entry-level welder/fabricator role is based in a specialized data farm department where you will help create materials for training AI welding software and robotic weld cells. The position offers comprehensive training and opportunities for career development in a growing organization.

Responsibilities

  • Tack-weld steel coupons according to established procedures.
  • Operate CNC saws and CNC tooling stations to cut and prepare steel coupons.
  • Perform basic fabrication tasks, including layout, fitting, and assembly of parts.
  • Assist in the creation and preparation of materials for training welding robots.
  • Follow blueprints and production drawings to ensure accurate dimensions.
  • Work within a manufacturing data farm department to support production goals.
  • Inspect workpieces for quality, accuracy, and consistency.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area, adhering to safety protocols.
  • Collaborate with team members and supervisors to meet production targets.
  • Learn and apply new fabrication and welding techniques over time.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbus, OH.
  • The work environment is clean, organized, and well-ventilated but not climate controlled.
  • This is a fully onsite position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Westerville, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 Westerville, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Westerville, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 136 other active welding openings from 90 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

Aerotek currently has 6 other openings live in Ohio, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), Staffmark (5), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $28/hr and Cincinnati at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Entry Level Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.