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Job Description

Overview

Barnes Aerospace, Ogden Division has an exciting career opportunity for a Welder to play an integral role in manufacturing operations. The right candidate should be self-driven and highly skilled with very high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld complex assemblies that meet station planning and customer specifications.
  • Set up weld fixtures and tooling fixtures to prepare for welding.
  • Use metal finishing tools, basic hand tools, and precise measuring equipment.
  • Print station planning, record throughput, and complete routers and manufacturing orders accurately.
  • Maintain safety standards and complete daily/weekly 6S assignments.
  • Keep the work area clean and safe to meet safety regulations.
  • Assist others in the department as needed.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of welding experience in the aerospace industry.
  • TIG welding experience.
  • Ability to understand and follow company and customer specifications.
  • Ability to regulate controls associated with all equipment utilized.
  • Experience operating pneumatic hand grinders, basic hand tools, and welders.
  • Knowledge of GTAW and other welding practices and equipment.
  • Ability to follow station planning and read blueprints.
  • Knowledge of precision measuring equipment and ability to operate it.
  • Effective communication skills with all levels of employees.
  • Ability to schedule and organize time and tasks effectively.
  • Ability to work in a challenging and schedule-driven environment.
  • Ability to plan and perform difficult work processes.

Additional Information

  • Shift options include 2nd shift from 3:30pm-1:00am Monday-Thursday with alternating Friday or 3rd shift from 10pm-7:00am Sunday-Wednesday with alternating Thursday.
  • 15% shift differential for 2nd shift and 17% for 3rd shift.
  • This position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws.

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How this job compares in Ogden, UT

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Utah currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$29/hr across 32 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Ogden, UT

Ogden, UT currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 70 other active welding openings from 63 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Ogden, or widen the search to Utah.

Barnes Aerospace currently has 1 other opening live in Utah, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Complex Fabricators Inc (4), Zachry Group (2), and Precision Castparts (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Utah, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are West Jordan at $27/hr and Salt Lake City at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Ogden, UT

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (TIG Experience) - 2nd or 3rd Shift (Swings/Graves) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.