Direct Hire Welder Jobs That Match Your Skills
Jobs in Demand in Construction & Fabrication
What Does a Welder Do?
The Job
Welder
What is a Welder?
Welders use welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering or brazing equipment to join metal components or to fill holes, indentations and seams in metal products.
Why companies need Welders
The purpose of a Welder is to work on bridges, manufacturing sites, planes and anywhere metal pieces need to be joined together – even on the top of skyscrapers. Welders also disassemble large objects like ships, cars, aircraft and buildings. Another aspect of being a welder is to assess the quality of welds and identify flaws.
How can I get paid the most?
- Welding projects are completed according to specifications.
- Safety equipment and safe work habits are used in welding projects.
- Â Required equipment and methods are determined using knowledge of welding techniques.
What do Welders do?
As a Welder, you will weld components, analyze engineering and assess the quality of welds.
- Weld Components: Work with metal to straighten, bend, melt or build on top of a metal piece. Melt and apply solder to connect joints, guide flames or electrodes and align and clamp workpieces together.
- Analyze Engineering: Analyze blueprints, drawings, sketches, work orders, materials, plans and models for welding projects using mathematical calculations.
- Assess the Quality of Welds: Assess welding projects for safety, defects, warping and distortion. Ensure that projects meet specifications.
In addition to these highlights there may be other tasks/actions that you will be asked to participate in or complete that coincide with accomplishing the organization’s objectives that are broader than the direct responsibilities of this in-demand job.
Who manages you and who do you work with?
This role reports to the Welding Manager, Constructions Manager or Project Manager. You will work with other technicians, welders, specialized laborers and suppliers.
The Person
What attitude, attributes and abilities do you need to do the job well and fit with the company culture?
What Abilities (skills and experience) do I need?
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW/TIG)
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW/MIG)
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Production
- Processing
- Mathematics
- Design
- Mechanics
- Engineering
- Technology
- Quality control
- Operations monitoring
Nice-to-Have Skills
- American Welding Society (AWS) certification
- Brazing
- Laser welding
- Plasma welding
- Resistance welding
- Soldering
- Stud welding
- Submerged arc welding
What Attributes & Attitudes are a best fit for this job?
- Driven
- Persistent
- Focused
- Leader
- Expedient
- Detailed oriented
- Communicative
- Performance drivenÂ
- Proactive
- Careful
The Work
Time Commitment
- FlexibleÂ
- ScheduleÂ
Where do you work?
- RemoteÂ
- In-Office/WorksiteÂ
How will you get your work done?
Company typically will provide you with the tools that they need you to use to complete your job. This may not include hardware, transportation, or general tools that you would use for both personal and business purposes. Check with the company you match to be sure of what the company will and will not pay for.Â
The Type of Job​
- Full-TimeÂ
- Part-Time Â
These jobs are in demand may also include Internship, Apprenticeship or Learn-On-The-job matches.
Giggers, part-time or independent contractors with multiple clients or projects may not match for this work opportunity. Â
What will I get paid and what I will get for doing this job?
The information below is a range of what you could be offered. Compensation and total rewards vary from company to company and your level of proficiency, match, experience, knowledge, and geography.
- Total Compensation Range: $31,350-$63,660
- Employee Benefit, Programs, Perks: $5,000- $25,000 per year
- Paid Time Off and National Holidays
- Purpose or Impact Alignment between your interests and the companies’ objectives
All elements of the total rewards: base compensation, variable compensation, health, and welfare programs the offerings and the conditions of receiving or eligibility of such offerings are all subject to change. The company will provide any changes in writing prior to the effective date.
The Company
All companies that you could match with on pepelwerk offer legitimate direct hire jobs. The people that you will work for and with are interested in building a team of people that have the right fit for the culture, the job and compliment how the team works.Â
When you match for jobs you will have an opportunity to learn more specifics about the company to determine if you are interested in working for them. Â
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