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Overview

The Structural Steel Welder performs high-quality welding on structural steel components in accordance with project specifications, welding procedures, and industry standards. This role focuses on commercial, industrial, manufacturing, power generation, and heavy construction projects.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality welding on structural steel components.
  • Ensure compliance with project specifications and welding procedures.
  • Adhere to industry standards during welding tasks.

Requirements

  • Current AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Certification.
  • Strong blueprint reading skills.
  • Ability to work safely and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Cloverdale, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, whose middle half runs $21–$31/hr across 58 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% 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 Cloverdale, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Cloverdale, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 92 other active welding openings from 66 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

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

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Oshkosh Corporation (4), Epiroc (3), and Laborup (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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