Welder/Fabricator - 1st Shift

Summary:This Direct Hire Metal Fabricator & Welder role offers strong hourly pay and a four-day workweek. This position focuses on hands-on fabrication and welding work in a production environment where quality, craftsmanship, and consistency are essential. The ideal candidate will have strong fabrication skills, be capable of working independently, and take pride in producing high-quality finished products while maintaining production goals.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 5:00am-3:30pm

Pay: $24.00-$30.00/hr depending on experience

Responsibilities:Perform MIG and flux core welding on mild steel and stainless steel

Fabricate and assemble metal components according to blueprints, drawings, and work orders.

Accurately measure, lay out, square, fit, tack, and prepare assemblies for welding.

Perform MIG and FCAW using proper welding techniques and machine settings.

Consistently produce high-quality welds that meet company and customer specifications.

Inspect completed work for dimensional accuracy, fit-up quality, and weld integrity prior to quality control review.

Identify and correct weld defects, fit-up issues, and dimensional discrepancies.

Cut, drill, grind, bevel, and prepare materials with minimal supervision.

Operate fabrication equipment including saws, grinders, drills, press equipment, plasma cutting equipment, cranes, and hoists.

Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and welding symbols.

Qualifications:Three or more years of metal fabrication and welding experience required.

Proficiency with MIG and Flux Core welding processes.

Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and welding specifications.

Experience measuring, fitting, squaring, and laying out fabricated components.

Ability to accurately use measuring tools and inspection equipment.

Experience operating fabrication equipment including saws, grinders, drills, plasma cutters, and press equipment.

Experience safely using cranes, hoists, and other material handling equipment preferred.

Strong understanding of welding quality standards and inspection techniques.

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