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Eaton10K+ employees

Welder - 1st Shift

Worcester, MA$23/hrPosted 8 days ago

Immigration summary

Visa sponsorship

LikelyLow confidence

This employer sponsors, but not for roles like this one.

113 recent H-1B filings

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Green card sponsorship

Some historyMedium confidence

This employer has recently sponsored green cards.

17 recent certified PERM filings

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Job description

Eaton’s ES GDCO division is currently seeking a Welder - 1st Shift to join the Worcester, MA team!

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.

Shift: 5:30am-2:00pm

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton?

We provide competitive benefits that focus on employee well-being that start on day one! Listed below are programs that are offered by our manufacturing site. Visit Eaton.com for more information.

•    Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

•    Competitive compensation packages

•    Paid parental leave, holidays, and vacation!

•    Healthcare/retirement savings programs with company match, Education/Tuition Assistance Program, Annual Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

Position Overview:

Perform and set up moderate to complex MIG/TIG and welding operations. Joins surfaces or otherwise fabricates or repairs metal structures or materials by applying various welding processes such as Arc, TIG, MIG, Resistance, Solid State and/or Electroslag. Possesses specialized knowledge of welding technology and metallurgy. Checks completed parts to ensure compliance to Worcester Plant Quality standards and makes necessary adjustments when required to meet quality goals.

In this function you will:

  • Maintain equipment and perform housekeeping duties as necessary.
  • Adheres to all environmental, health, safety rules and regulations, and work instructions.
  • Assist team in achieving plant and department goals.
  • Assist with on-the-job training and continuous improvement.
  • Fosters an environment that promotes Eaton’s goals, philosophies, and encourages continuous improvement through participation and teamwork.
  • General knowledge of Eaton Quality Management System (EQMS).
  • Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 6 months of prior welding experience OR a technical diploma or certification in welding from an accredited institution.

•    No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred:

  • Minimum of 1 years of weld experience in industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum of 1 years of experience working with basic shop math and welding symbols.

Position Criteria:

•    Ability to read written instructions and comprehend verbal instructions.

  • Ability to read and understand formal, informal drawings, and/or engineering drawings.
  • Ability to read and follow standard work.
  • Ability to use good judgment and problem-solving skills to make informed decisions.
  • Basic computer knowledge of Windows based operating systems and programs.
  • Ability to use measuring tape, and variable gauges, such as calipers.
  • Ability to change tooling/tooling parameters.
  • Ability to lift, push and pull up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to use a crane once fully trained to lift items
  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time. Repetitive lifting, bending, and squatting is inherent to this position
  • Ability to wear required PPE for the role including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, safety shoes, and protective arm and hand coverings.

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance, Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Sponsorship evidence

Why Openbound reached the conclusions above.

Visa sponsorship evidence

Current posting

Silent on sponsorship

Other openings

8 of 2480 recent openings at this employer mention sponsorship.

Employer H-1B history

113
recent certified H-1B filings
79
new-hire petitions
0
filings for similar roles
99
so far in FY2026
More evidence details
  • 113 recent certified H-1B filings across the employer
  • Still filing this year — 99 filings in FY2026
  • 15 USCIS H-1B new-employment approvals, counted separately from LCA filings
  • Some filing activity in MA
  • 8 other recent postings at this company mention sponsorship
  • 111 further USCIS approvals for extensions or transfers
  • We checked 170 filing titles for this employer and none describe work like this role
  • 33 other recent postings at this company state a sponsorship restriction
  • The posting says nothing about sponsorship either way

Some filing activity in MA.

Green card sponsorship evidence

Employer PERM history

17
recent certified PERM filings
0
filings for similar roles
0
filings in this location
Certified PERM filings by fiscal year
202312
20248
202524
202613YTD

Filing history reflects past employer behavior; it isn't a promise for this opening.

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How Openbound evaluates sponsorship

Visa history uses official U.S. Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data and USCIS H-1B petition history. Green card history uses DOL PERM disclosure data. Each is read for the employer as a whole, for roles like this one, and for this location, weighted toward the most recent fiscal years.

An employer is matched to its filing entities by verified legal name and reviewed aliases; a match is never made on a name resemblance alone. Where no verified entity can be matched, the page says so and draws no conclusion from the absence. 170 filing titles were examined for this employer.

What this posting states outranks history in both directions, and an employer's published policy outranks past filings. Filing history reflects past behavior; it is not a promise of sponsorship for this opening, and none of this is legal advice.