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Job Description

Overview

Client Manufacturing Services is an internal Client service specializing in the production of high-quality components through various manufacturing processes, including welding. They are seeking a 2nd shift Welder to perform welding operations on manufactured components using manual MIG, TIG, and laser welding processes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations on manufactured components using manual MIG, TIG, and laser welding processes.
  • Weld parts produced through CNC machining and sheet metal fabrication.
  • Ensure high-quality welds that meet customer specifications and industry standards.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 2+ years of welding experience with MIG and/or TIG processes.
  • Certified Welder certification in at least one process.
  • Ability to read and interpret welding symbols and engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge of welding metallurgy and procedures.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Additional Information

  • Fully onsite position.
  • 2nd shift.
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How this job compares in Seattle, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Washington — toward the top of a $28–$35/hr middle band drawn from 67 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% 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 Seattle, WA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Seattle, WA right now, from 11 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 87 other active welding openings from 62 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Seattle, or widen the search to Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (10), Sierra Pacific Industries (5), and Parker Hannifin (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Seattle at $35/hr, Bellingham at $31/hr, and Shelton at $30/hr. Seattle is among them.

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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