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Overview

Join our team at Terex as a skilled and dedicated Welder on the 2nd shift in Huron, SD. We are committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture, driving quality and innovation while valuing diversity.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to Terex safety policies and procedures.
  • Operate various types of welding machines on different materials.
  • Use stationary and portable grinders and pneumatic chipping hammers to remove excess metal.
  • Operate material handling equipment to move parts and materials.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and work from drawings, sketches, and templates.
  • Comply with TEREX Utilities quality standards.
  • Follow and promote The Terex Way Values.
  • Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety requirements.
  • Perform other functions as needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma and/or equivalent experience.
  • 0-2 years of manufacturing experience.
  • Able to lift up to 40 lbs. and 40-100 lbs. with assistance.
  • Possess good mechanical aptitude.
  • Capable of using most hand tools.
  • Understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Recognize potential safety hazards and take appropriate actions.
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Function as a team member and contribute to group goals.
  • Ability to safely operate welding equipment, forklifts, and overhead cranes.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Huron, SD (Mon-Thurs 5pm-3:30am)
  • Salary range: $23.41 to $28.64 per hour, plus 10% night differential.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Huron, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Huron, SD, whose middle half runs $25–$26/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Huron, SD

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Huron, SD right now, from 2 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 45 other active welding openings from 22 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Huron, or widen the search to South Dakota.

Terex currently has 16 other openings live in South Dakota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (16), DeGeest Corporation (3), and Dakota Bodies (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 Huron, SD

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder-2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.