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Overview

The MIL Corporation is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Welder I to support fabrication, manufacturing, maintenance, assembly, and prototyping activities for defense, government, and commercial programs located at NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (WOLF), St. Inigoes, Maryland. This position is ideal for individuals beginning or expanding their welding careers and provides opportunities for continued technical development, certification, and advancement within a manufacturing and fabrication environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding, cutting, grinding, brazing, and fabrication activities under supervision.
  • Assist in the fabrication, assembly, modification, and repair of metal components, fixtures, brackets, supports, and structural assemblies.
  • Read and interpret basic blueprints, weld symbols, drawings, and work instructions.
  • Prepare materials for welding by cleaning, grinding, fitting, clamping, and positioning components.
  • Perform MIG, TIG, Stick, or other welding operations as trained and qualified.
  • Assist with fit-up and alignment of components prior to welding operations.
  • Perform grinding, deburring, finishing, and surface preparation tasks.
  • Support fabrication shop operations and production activities.
  • Conduct visual inspections of completed welds and notify supervisors of defects or quality concerns.
  • Assist with First Article Inspections (FAI), dimensional verification activities, and quality documentation as directed.
  • Operate hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, and shop machinery safely.
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of work areas and equipment.
  • Follow all company safety programs, quality procedures, and customer requirements.
  • Support assembly and integration activities for fabricated products and systems.
  • Perform other duties as assigned in support of program and customer requirements.

Additional Information

  • This position currently requires an onsite schedule and is eligible for Compressed Work Schedule (CWS). Schedule is subject to change based on company/contract requirements.
  • Occasional local travel may be required to support customer, testing, installation, or project activities. Travel is expected to be less than 5%.
  • All applicants for this position must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
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How this job compares in Saint Inigoes, MD

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Maryland, whose middle half runs $23–$38/hr across 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Saint Inigoes, MD

Saint Inigoes, MD is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Maryland as a whole we're tracking 38 other active welding openings from 33 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Maryland.

The MIL Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Maryland, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Maryland at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Dixon Valve (2), Better Engineering (2), and U.S. Coast Guard (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.