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Overview

Responsible for the production and assembly of welded and fabricated products, producing welded and fabricated parts as indicated by customer blueprints. Candidates should have AWS D11 certification and the ability to read weld symbols.

Responsibilities

  • Produce welded and fabricated parts as indicated by the blueprint provided by the customer.
  • Have knowledge of MIG, TIG, and/or stick welding, grinders, and torches.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of all equipment in the area of responsibility.

Requirements

  • Must have previous experience and must pass welder test.
  • MIG welding: 2 years (Required).
  • AWS D11 certification and ability to read weld symbols a plus.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 10 hours shift Monday through Thursday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm Eastern.
  • Work Location: In person.
  • Ability to Commute: Chattanooga, TN 37419 (Required).

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Chattanooga, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, where the middle half runs $21–$32/hr across 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga, TN currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 71 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 Chattanooga, or widen the search to Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (4), Staffmark (3), and Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (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 MIG, TIG, and Stick 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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