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Overview

The Structural Fabrication Welder-Fitter position in Louisville, KY involves transforming raw steel into precise assemblies by studying blueprints, verifying measurements, and executing clean welds. The role emphasizes teamwork and maintaining a tidy work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Study blueprints to understand assembly requirements.
  • Lay out components and verify measurements.
  • Choose the appropriate welding approach.
  • Align and tack parts together.
  • Run clean welds and inspect joints for integrity.
  • Tidy the workstation and service gear at the end of the day.
  • Sync with teammates for the next day's tasks.

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Benefits

Additional Information

  • Location: Louisville, KY
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How this job compares in Louisville, KY

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Louisville, KY, where the middle half runs $24–$34/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Louisville, KY

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in Louisville, KY right now, from 9 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Kentucky as a whole we're tracking 54 other active welding openings from 42 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Louisville, or widen the search to Kentucky.

SU Solutions currently has 2 other openings live in Kentucky, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Kentucky at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are BAE Systems (4), Snelling (3), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Louisville, KY

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Fabrication Welder-Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.