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Overview

Hajoca Corporation, a leading privately-held wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating & cooling, and industrial supplies, is seeking a Welder for their Richmond, VA location. The company emphasizes service, integrity, and reliability, and values the contributions of its talented workforce.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for quality fabrication and production of piping and related material.
  • Safely handle and operate welding tools and equipment, such as MIG welding equipment, per industry standards.
  • Use angle grinders and other various electric tools for plasma cutting pipe and steel plates and preparing weld fittings.
  • Accurately read cut/fabrication sheet diagrams and measure and mark pipes.
  • Safely operate heavy machines such as a Landis threader.
  • Maintain proper maintenance on all heavy-duty equipment.
  • Maintain cleanliness, organization and safety in the fabrication shop.
  • Safely load and unload piping material via forklift.
  • Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
  • Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Requirements

  • 1 or more years of warehouse or material handling experience.
  • 2 or more years of welding experience preferred, especially with MIG welding procedures.
  • Able to pass an on-site welding test to obtain proper welding certification.
  • Fabrication experience preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Richmond, VA

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Richmond, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Richmond, VA currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$28/hr across 9 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 Richmond, VA

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Richmond, VA right now, from 8 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 138 other active welding openings from 71 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Richmond, or widen the search to Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (15), Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (10), and Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $41/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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