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Overview

The A Class Structural Welder position at Austal USA involves welding various aluminium and steel configurations while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. The role requires a minimum of one year of experience as a B-Class Welder or equivalent welding experience.

Responsibilities

  • Weld a variety of aluminium and/or steel configurations including single-pass and multi-pass fillets.
  • Instruct and mentor less-skilled welders as assigned.
  • Maintain safe work practices and adhere to safety policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with Austal USA standards and project specifications.
  • Maintain housekeeping and keep the worksite organized.
  • Monitor working environment for compliance with regulations and report deficiencies.
  • Assist Welders, Fitters, Apprentices, and Trades Assistants with daily tasks.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year as a B-Class Welder at Austal or 2 years of GMAW MIG aluminum welding experience.
  • Ability to pass A Class skills evaluation test for full penetration joint details.
  • High level of pride in workmanship and ability to weld in uncomfortable positions.
  • Demonstrated ability to weld fillets for material thicknesses 4mm-25mm.
  • Good mechanical aptitude and ability to produce consistent quality.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and job specifications.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain required Security Clearance.
  • Candidates must be 18 years of age or older at time of application.
  • Willing to submit to a drug screen and background check.
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How this job compares in Mobile, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Mobile, AL currently run a median of $40/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $40–$50/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Mobile, AL

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Mobile, AL right now, from 9 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 142 other active welding openings from 93 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mobile, or widen the search to Alabama.

Austal USA currently has 7 other openings live in Alabama, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (18), Austal USA (7), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $40/hr and Birmingham at $25/hr. Mobile is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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