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Overview

The Welder position involves assembling subassemblies through tack or finish welding using GTAW or GMAW processes, interpreting prints, and ensuring conformity to specifications. The role requires effective communication with other departments for proper shipment and recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

  • Review and maintain production schedule, expedite list, and work orders.
  • Weld metal parts using MIG welding and any combination of arc welding processes according to prints.
  • Study prints or layouts to determine assembly requirements and sequence of operations.
  • Check dimensions of component parts for print conformance using layout and inspection equipment.
  • Lay out reference lines and machining locations on work pieces according to prints.
  • Operate various power tools.
  • Use Bluco or layout table for fixture or small lot size assembly work.
  • Manipulate parts to correct dimensions by heating, clamping, or restraining.
  • Complete assembly as required by welding, gas brazing, or other methods.
  • Process completed orders for shipment.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Trade school, college, welding experience, or a combination.
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How this job compares in Dunlap, TN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$31/hr across 20 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 Dunlap, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Dunlap, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 66 other active welding openings from 46 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), 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 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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