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Overview

The Welder III position involves preparing, positioning, aligning, and joining metal structural shapes using various welding procedures to achieve certified welds. The role requires examining drawings, managing materials, and performing inspections to ensure quality and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare, position, align, and join metal structural shapes using MIG, TIG, and Spray Arc welding procedures.
  • Examine drawings and inventory components to ensure all required materials are available and conform to specifications.
  • Identify and resolve issues with drawings in collaboration with the Welding Lead/Supervisor.
  • Requisition welding materials through the Welding Lead/Supervisor.
  • Record material MTR's (Material Test Records) on drawings and manufacture accordingly.
  • Perform fit-up of materials and welding per identified weld procedures, with supervisor approval.
  • Grind or chip rough edges, surplus weld, or scale after completing welding operations.
  • Clean up assembly using wire buffer or sander as required.
  • Conduct visual inspections prior to inspection by Welding Lead/Supervisor or Authorized Inspector.
  • Follow requirements for weld inspection hold points.
  • Accurately record labor times and maintain acceptable productivity per company standards.
  • Complete x-ray quality welds.
  • Perform other duties as required.
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How this job compares in Tulsa, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Tulsa, OK, whose middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Tulsa, OK

We're tracking 35 other active welding openings in Tulsa, OK right now, from 22 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 65 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tulsa, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

John Crane currently has 1 other opening live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (7), Hayden Industrial (6), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Broken Arrow at $27/hr, and Tulsa at $27/hr. Tulsa 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder III figures were last recalculated when this page was built.