Job Description

Overview

ALCOM is a growing company dedicated to producing high-quality aluminum trailers across various categories. They manufacture over 160 standard trailer models and customize solutions to meet dealer and customer needs, emphasizing craftsmanship and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Read job orders and blueprint specifications.
  • Check the blueprint and job order before starting any operation.
  • Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies as needed.
  • Flip the trailer with assistance to weld the other side.
  • Verify specifications by inspecting completed components.
  • Ensure the safety of the equipment being used.
  • Notify the lead or manager of the need for equipment repairs.
  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results.
  • Recognize defective or damaged parts and double check job orders.
  • Evaluate and recommend changes in methods and procedures.
  • Follow directives and procedures and complete paperwork.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Work in compliance with safety, quality, quantity, and housekeeping standards.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
  • Support Continuous Improvement initiatives, including 6S and Kaizen events.

Requirements

  • Aluminum welding experience is required.
  • Must pass an aluminum weld test.
  • Must be able to read blueprints.
  • Must be able to read a tape measure and follow a job order.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills are required.

Benefits

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

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
Vision

How this job compares in Sioux Falls, SD

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Dakota currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$26/hr across 35 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 Sioux Falls, SD

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Sioux Falls, SD right now, from 10 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 51 other active welding openings from 27 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Sioux Falls, or widen the search to South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (17), 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.

Within South Dakota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Huron at $26/hr, Watertown at $25/hr, and Sioux Falls at $23/hr. Sioux Falls is among them.

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