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Job Description

Overview

Shambaugh & Son, L.P. is one of the largest mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors in Indiana, specializing in a full range of new and retrofit construction for various sectors. They are looking for a Welder in their Fire Fabrication shop to perform welding tasks on steel pipe.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and drawings
  • Take measurements to plan layouts
  • Set up welding machine according to specifications
  • Weld components using semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions
  • Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety
  • Test all machine welds to ensure quality
  • Weld by hand any leaks found in quality penetration die test
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • 4 plus years of welding experience
  • Ability to read a tape measure
  • Pipe welding and welding certificates are a plus
  • Dependable with good attendance and a positive attitude
  • Good work ethic and a willingness to learn
  • Ability to communicate ideas and thoughts both verbally and in written form
  • Must be able to work Saturday, with attendance recorded
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to follow directions and communicate with others
  • Ability to push, pull, or lift up to 50 lbs regularly
  • Ability to stand, bend, twist, and walk for 8-12 hour shifts
  • Ability to pass a drug test
  • Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required
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How this job compares in Fort Wayne, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, whose middle half runs $21–$29/hr across 67 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 Fort Wayne, IN

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Fort Wayne, IN right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 103 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Fort Wayne, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (9), Forest River (4), and Lozier Corporation (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 Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $24/hr, Fort Wayne at $24/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. Fort Wayne is among them.

Similar openings near Fort Wayne, IN

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Shambaugh & Son, L.P. figures were last recalculated when this page was built.