Aerospace GTAW Specialist — Precision Castings Repair

Aerospace GTAW Specialist — Precision Castings Repair (LaPorte, IN)
At Howmet Aerospace in LaPorte, IN, your TIG/GTAW expertise will keep high-performance castings and tooling flight-ready. You’ll apply established weld procedures and meet customer specifications while repairing or fabricating castings, dies, molds, fixtures, and related equipment.

What a Day Looks Like Beginning your shift, you’ll dial in the production AC/DC power source, select filler alloys and diameters, and set shielding gas for both torch and copper backups you’ve fabricated. From there, you’ll execute precise repair and production TIG welds that meet Class A standards (FPI and X-Ray acceptance), then blend, finish, and clean your work to spec—often partnering with metal cell operations for rework and final prep.

Along the way, you may support maintenance and fixture welding across multiple alloys, including aluminum.

Pay Starting rate: $29.14/hr After 12 months: $30.41/hr Schedule Training:
Monday–Friday, 1st Shift (6am–2pm) for up to 6 months

Post-training:
Transition to 2nd (2pm–10pm) or 3rd Shift (10pm–6am)
Core Responsibilities Perform TIG repair and production welding on castings to Class A requirements (FPI and X-Ray acceptance).Support occasional maintenance and fixture welding across various alloys, including aluminum.

Fabricate and utilize copper backups to execute precise welds.

Operate and tune AC/DC power sources; manage all torch components for optimal performance.

Select appropriate filler wire alloy designations and sizes.

Set correct power parameters and shielding gas flows for torch and backups.

Blend welds on repair/production weld castings to meet finish requirements.

Prep welds as needed and carry out finishing, rework, and metal cleaning aligned with metal cell operator (MCO) duties.

Basic Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalency required.

One year of TIG welding experience in a professional work environment is required (must be gained through employment, not solely through training or education).

Preferred Qualifications Welding vocational training.

Skilled in manual Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) using remote foot control.

Proficiencies Soldering Production  welding setups

Blueprint reading

Tools & TechnologyTIG Welder