Structural Welder (2nd Shift)
Location
Glasgow, KY
Wage
$25 – $30/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 8, 2026
Location
Glasgow, KY
Wage
$25 – $30/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 8, 2026
Tate is an independent brand within Kingspan Group, recognized for over 60 years as a leader in data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors. The Tig Welder position involves performing measurements, cutting, and assembly of metal manufacturing products, requiring effective collaboration with various departments.
At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Kentucky — toward the top of a $23–$29/hr middle band drawn from 28 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
Glasgow, KY is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Kentucky as a whole we're tracking 40 other active welding openings from 33 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Kentucky.
The most active employers in Kentucky at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Snelling (3), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (3), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.
See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.