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Overview

Hartzell Aerospace Welding is seeking a skilled TIG Welder III specializing in thin wall stainless steel, chromoly, and aluminum. The ideal candidate will ensure high-quality welds that meet industry and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on stainless steel, chromoly, aluminum parts, components, and assemblies.
  • Fabricate and weld customer parts and assemblies as requested.
  • Work on high variety, low volume part work.
  • Ensure no less than 90% of completed parts pass inspection.
  • Offer viable semi-annual process improvement initiatives.
  • Follow all safety policies and guidelines.
  • Complete necessary documentation for proper tracking of work.
  • Maintain general shop housekeeping.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or G.E.D.
  • Proven experience as a TIG Welder with a focus on thin wall stainless steel, chromoly, aluminum.
  • Ability to weld on thickness of .035" to .065".
  • Successful completion of accredited welding course or equivalent on-the-job training.
  • 5-10 years high level TIG welding experience.
  • Willingness to follow both verbal and written work instructions.
  • Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform basic mathematical calculations in fractions and decimals.
  • Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in St Paul, MN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Minnesota currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$30/hr across 37 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in St Paul, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in St Paul, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 65 other active welding openings from 39 employers. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

Aerospace Welding and Manufacturing, Inc. (AWI/AMI) currently has 1 other opening live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lake Air Products (8), Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (5), and Aerotek (5). 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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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 III ($30-$33/hr.) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.