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Job Description

Overview

Gaylord Ventilation, a division of ITW, is seeking a Sheet Metal Fabricator (Welder) to join their team in Tualatin, OR. The company specializes in manufacturing ventilation hood systems for the Food Equipment Group.

Responsibilities

  • Tig fillet weld and finish stainless steel equipment and components with uniform width and depth.
  • Ensure high quality standards are achieved and maintained.
  • Analyze plans, drawings, work samples, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirements and sequence of welding assignments.
  • Follow all safety and housekeeping rules.
  • Actively participate in Safety Program.
  • Cross train into other areas and job functions as needed.
  • Willing to assist in other areas as needed.
  • Installation of screws/nuts/bolts/rivets/silicone and more.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
  • 1+ years Tig welding experience.
  • 1+ years grinding/polishing experience.
  • Skills to perform high quality Tig welding, grinding and finishing skills.
  • Working knowledge of tools such as drill motors, cutoff saws, grinders, drill press, tapping tools, and belt sanders.
  • Proficiently read and use a tape measure.
  • Read and understand English to interpret prints, diagrams, and drawings.
  • Must be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
  • Successful completion of an internal welding demonstration test.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Hourly Pay Rate: $26.00- $30.00 depending on experience.
  • Schedule: 4-10's Monday - Thursday 5:00am - 3:30pm.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Tualatin, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, whose middle half runs $28–$33/hr across 45 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% 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 Tualatin, OR

Tualatin, OR is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 73 other active welding openings from 49 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON (3), and Peninsula Iron Works (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 TIG. 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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