Job Description

Overview

Manitou Group is seeking a Welder to safely perform welding tasks on heavy and large mechanical products. The company values its employees and promotes a diverse and agile work environment across multiple global locations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform weld duties as specified by procedures, layout, blueprint, diagrams, work order and oral instruction.
  • Acquire the 'basic' Weld Certification as the minimum requirement for all weld positions.
  • Weld components ranging from simple tacks to complex welds in varying positions.
  • Set up and lay out work using fixtures and guides to repair, modify or fabricate parts and/or equipment products.
  • Operate and use related equipment and tools including forklifts, hoists, slings, grinders, torches, drills, punches, and tape measures.
  • Read, understand and follow job order specifications, blueprints, work instructions and procedures.
  • Maintain a level of work performance in accordance with Manitou standards and/or job specifications.
  • Perform or assist in other assigned duties as qualified.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with safety procedures, rules and regulations.

Requirements

  • Must have or acquire the 'basic' Weld Certification.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and stand for extended periods.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
  • Willingness to train or work during hours outside of scheduled shift.
  • Must have regular and reliable attendance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Available Shift: 2nd Shift – Monday-Thursday 3:15p-1:45a (plus 15% Shift Differential).
  • This position is located onsite in Yankton, South Dakota.
  • No travel required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Yankton, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, whose middle half runs $23–$28/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Yankton, SD

Yankton, SD is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 31 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

MANITOU Group currently has 1 other opening 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 Vermeer Corporation (3), Maguire (3), and Gpac (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 Yankton, 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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.