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Job Description

Overview

LACO Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior TIG Welder/Fabricator to support precision stainless steel and aluminum fabrication for custom vacuum systems. This role focuses on engineered, one-off and small-batch fabrication where fit, finish, and quality matter.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG (GTAW) welding on stainless steel and aluminum
  • Fabricate custom vacuum chambers, tanks, and assemblies
  • Read and work from engineering drawings and blueprints
  • Fit and weld pipe and tubing from 1/8 inch to 36 inches
  • Inspect weld quality and finished assemblies

Requirements

  • 5+ years TIG welding experience
  • Strong stainless and aluminum welding skills
  • Blueprint and weld symbol reading ability
  • Experience with large or complex fabrications

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Shift: 2nd Shift (3:00 pm – 12:30 am)
  • Schedule: 9/80 with alternating Fridays off

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Salt Lake City, UT

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Utah — toward the top of a $23–$30/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% 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 Salt Lake City, UT

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Salt Lake City, UT right now, from 17 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 48 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Salt Lake City, or widen the search to Utah.

The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Dyno Nobel (3), Zachry Group (2), and Precision Castparts (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Utah, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are West Jordan at $27/hr and Salt Lake City at $24/hr. Salt Lake City is among them.

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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