A Welder is a professional who deals with the metal welding on construction sites or within manufacturing businesses. Professional welders are those who know how to use hand-welding equipment and join metal components or fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Table of Contents

• Welder Job Description Sample
• Welder Salary
• Welder Job Description For The Resume (Resume Summary)
• Welder Skills
• Welder Duties & Responsibilities
• Welder Requirements

Welder Job Description Sample

Our company is seeking an experienced Mig / Tig welder who can work with our hand-held welding equipment. Great candidates are those who understand the needs of our production process and are able to follow safety protocol. Experienced candidates will be preferred. Must have knowledge of working with steel, stainless steel and aluminum.

Welder Salary

The average Welder in the U.S. can earn an average of $31,300 to $59,900 per year, based on data collected by PayScale in 2019. Welders with at least five to ten years of prior experience may be able to earn on the upper end of that average scale. While entry-level applicants shouldn't expect to earn any more than $31,500 per year.

Welder Job Description For The Resume (Resume Summary)

Previous commercial and production level welding experience. Comfortable using hand-held equipment to join metal components of all types. Has keen attention to detail, able to spot metal holes and fill them quickly.

Welder Skills

• Hand-eye coordination skills.
• Production understanding skills.
• Tig welding skills.
• Mig welding skills.
• Verbal communication skills.
• Safety protocol skills.

Welder Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor all welding performance for quality and efficiency.
• Follow safe manufacturing and material handling practices.
• Be able to Mig / Tig both steel, stainless steel, and all aluminum products.
• Ability to follow written and verbal communication.
• Ability to use a tape measure, ruler or caliper to perform accurate measurements per spec print.
• The ability to idnetify types of joins and welds.

Welder Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• At least 2 years of prior Mig / Tig Welding experience of steel, stainless steel or aluminum.
• Ability to be a production welder and understand the needs of our production pipeline.
• Ability to follow all safety protocols.
• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs. without assitance and 70 lbs. with assistance.
• Must have incredible hand-eye coordination.

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