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Overview

Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is seeking a full-time Welder III in Honolulu, HI, to perform various welding processes for shipboard hydraulic, pneumatic, and water systems, including repairing and modifying pipes and structures.

Responsibilities

  • Provides welding support certified in TIG, MIG, and GMAW-P using 5356 filler wire.
  • Uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.
  • Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Ignites torches or starts power supplies and strikes arcs to complete electrical circuits.
  • Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds, or bolts component parts for welding.
  • Detects faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notifies supervisors.
  • Operates manual or semi-automatic welding equipment using various welding processes.
  • Ensures shop safety and housekeeping are followed.
  • Ensures all materials and equipment are properly stored and maintained.
  • Reports the status and progress of work to the government supervisor.
  • Alerts the government supervisor of causes of work delays.
  • Monitors welding processes to avoid overheating or warping of materials.
  • Examines work pieces for defects and measures for conformance with specifications.
  • Operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
  • Positions, aligns, and secures parts prior to assembly.
  • Performs welding methods using a mirror.
  • Mentors junior craftsmen.
  • Performs work outside of trade if necessary.

Requirements

  • High School/GED with Apprenticeship Diploma and additional vocational courses or technical school graduate.
  • 5 years’ experience as a welder.
  • Qualifies as a Welder/Workmanship Inspector in accordance with Epsilon Systems’ procedures.
  • Ability to read, speak, and understand English for work instructions and safety signage.
  • Must understand and operate various welding equipment and hand tools.
  • Must be qualified in a minimum of 15 welding/brazing processes including flux core welding.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain access to military and government installations.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work independently or in a group.
  • Ability to perform basic math.
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How this job compares in Pearl City, HI

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Hawaii, whose middle half runs $32–$41/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Pearl City, HI

Pearl City, HI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Hawaii as a whole we're tracking 11 other active welding openings from 10 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Hawaii.

Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Hawaii, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Hawaii at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alpha, Inc. (2). 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, TIG, and Flux-Core 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.