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Overview

Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. is seeking a skilled Welder I to join their manufacturing team. The company has been providing electrical construction services since 1912 and offers a range of services including electrical transmission and renewable energy.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret drawings and plans to understand project scope and specifications.
  • Produce templates and other work aids.
  • Provide material take-off and rough drawings when needed.
  • Utilize industry tools and equipment, including powered saws and plasma cutters.
  • Use precision measuring tools to inspect grooves and angles.
  • Weld parts out of various metals in different positions.
  • Maintain proper equipment and repair when needed.

Requirements

  • Hydraulic or CNC Press Brake experience.
  • Sheet Metal Lasers experience.
  • CNC Table experience.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Follow all safety precautions.
  • 3+ years of professional welding experience preferred.
  • Sheet metal experience necessary including Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, and Galvanized.
  • MIG, TIG, Welder Certification a plus.
  • Working knowledge of industry tools and equipment.
  • Able to read blueprints.
  • Proficient in basic math.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Problem solving abilities.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Position may be subject to pre-employment screening.
  • Accessibility accommodations are available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Thornton, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado, whose middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% 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 Thornton, CO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Thornton, CO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 67 other active welding openings from 47 employers. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), RK Industries (5), and Roeslein & Associates (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Denver at $34/hr and Colorado Springs at $24/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 I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.