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Job Description

Overview

WIN Waste Innovations is looking for a Lead Welder to perform repairs and maintenance on waste management containers and vehicles. The company is committed to delivering essential waste management solutions while preserving the environment for future generations.

Responsibilities

  • Performs repairs and maintenance on front and rear load, and roll-off containers.
  • Cuts/weld repairs to vehicle floors, bodies, packing blades, and rails.
  • Grinds metal parts after welding.
  • Welds steel and aluminum components using Mig, Tig, and arc welding equipment.
  • Bends steel components using a break and shear.
  • Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch.
  • Fabrics steel components on trucks and containers.
  • Installs lids and wheels on containers.
  • Paints repaired and/or new containers.
  • Performs on-site repairs at customer locations.
  • Follows all safety policies and procedures.
  • Completes required paperwork.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Maintains a positive work environment by acting and communicating appropriately.

Requirements

  • Four years welding experience.
  • Use of computers to update assigned work orders.
  • Equivalent of high school diploma or G.E.D. certification.
  • Valid Driver's License.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in New Bedford, MA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Massachusetts currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$40/hr across 22 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 New Bedford, MA

New Bedford, MA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 25 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in New Bedford, or widen the search to Massachusetts.

The most active employers in Massachusetts at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Boston, MA (3), Commonwealth Fusion Systems (3), and Personnel People (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 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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