Job Description

Overview

BAE Systems is seeking a Welder III to join the CMS Operations team within Platforms & Services. This role is critical in supporting manufacturing operations by producing high-quality components that meet defense specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Load and unload parts onto weld tables and fixtures.
  • Utilize hand tools, ratchets, and air tools to securely position parts for welding.
  • Assist with weld training as required.
  • Perform visual inspection of parts and welds against quality specifications.
  • Inspect own welds to ensure adherence to quality standards.
  • Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills in a shop and weld environment.
  • Safely operate equipment including hand tools, rotating tools, forklifts, and lifting devices.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace in accordance with safety protocols.
  • Support overall team objectives and production schedules.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent plus two years of welding experience.
  • Ability to pass and carry two BAE weld certifications.
  • Attend and pass a 'Training Within Industry' course before progressing to the next Welder level.
  • Strong understanding of weld discontinuities and defects.
  • Strong knowledge of different types of welds and weld joints.
  • Basic understanding of GD&T and multiple weld process types.
  • Moderate understanding of blueprints and hand measuring tools.
  • Ability to read instructions and use basic shop math.
  • Ability to use and manipulate welding tools.
  • Ability to lift 30 pounds and apply 30 pounds of torque to ratchets.
  • Ability to operate hoists, pallet jacks, and forklifts.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Vaucluse, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $23–$34/hr middle band drawn from 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Vaucluse, SC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Vaucluse, SC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 106 other active welding openings from 75 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

BAE Systems currently has 3 other openings live in South Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Recruiting Solutions (4), Kelso Industries (3), and Classic Collision (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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