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Overview

Woodward is seeking a TIG Welder II for a full-time position on the first shift, committed to maintaining high professional and ethical standards while delivering energy control solutions. The role involves performing TIG welding, maintaining equipment, and ensuring quality and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and perform complex welding tasks using appropriate techniques and equipment.
  • Inspect, service, and troubleshoot welding machinery to ensure optimal performance and safety.
  • Utilize technical drawings and specifications to guide welding processes.
  • Ensure all welding work adheres to quality specifications and safety regulations.

Requirements

  • Proficient in MIG, TIG, and/or Arc welding processes for various materials.
  • Capable of identifying welding issues and implementing effective solutions.
  • Advanced knowledge of welding machinery and tools, including setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Effective communication with team members and supervisors.
  • Proactive time management to complete tasks within established schedules.
  • Familiarity with lean practices such as 5S and waste reduction.
  • Skilled in reading and interpreting technical drawings and blueprints.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with team members.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
  • 1 week of Training/Orientation from Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Zeeland, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan — toward the top of a $22–$31/hr middle band drawn from 47 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% 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 Zeeland, MI

Zeeland, MI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 81 other active welding openings from 69 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

Woodward, Inc. currently has 2 other openings live in Michigan, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (3), Qualified Staffing (3), and Fabcon Precast (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. TIG Welder II (1st Shift, M-F 6AM-2PM) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.