Job Description

Overview

O’Neal Manufacturing Services is one of the largest family-owned metal fabrication companies in the United States, committed to helping every team member grow, learn, and achieve more. The Mig Welder I is responsible for fabricating, joining, and repairing steel components using advanced gas metal arc welding techniques and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable material by applying appropriate welding techniques.
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine appropriate welding process.
  • Inspect completed welds to determine structural soundness.
  • Prepare materials and setup for welding equipment or robotic devices as needed.
  • Ensure error-free work for internal and external customers.
  • Follow established processes to support safety and quality programs.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Work under direct supervision.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Relevant experience, apprenticeship, or vocational training preferred.
  • Must be able to pass and maintain MIG Welder certification.
  • Basic critical thinking skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to operate forklifts and cranes and maintain certifications for required equipment.
  • Ability to read and interpret simple blueprints.
  • Proficiency in using hand tools (hammer, pliers, screwdriver, wrench, drill, grinder, bander).
  • Ability to use measuring tools such as tape measures, box calipers, slide dial calipers, and micrometers.
  • Ability to convert fractions to decimals and metric to English measurements.
  • Ability to produce high-quality work.
  • Capable of setting up and operating one or more processing machines.
  • Ability to speak, write, and comprehend conversational English.
  • Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods, including walking 2-5 miles per shift.
  • Ability to bend, sit, stand, twist, and stoop repeatedly for extended periods.
  • Ability to lift and carry items weighing 25lbs – 50lbs from floor to waist and front carry up to 25lbs – 50lbs, repeatedly per shift.
  • Ability to reach overhead, squat, kneel, and climb short ladders or steps.
  • Ability to maintain coordination of hand and finger movements to grasp and manipulate objects with precision.
  • Ability to read labels, follow safety and standard operating procedures, and communicate effectively in an industrial environment.
  • 20/30 vision with the use of corrective lenses.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Second Shift - Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
  • OMS Fayette facility is a 130,000 square foot custom steel fabrication center.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Fayette, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$32/hr across 71 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 Fayette, AL

Fayette, AL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 96 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

O'Neal Manufacturing Services currently has 1 other opening 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 (9), ORION (4), and Rheem Manufacturing Company (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 Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $48/hr, Birmingham at $25/hr, and Huntsville at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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 manufacturing welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Fayette, AL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. MIG Welder I - O'Neal Manufacturing Services 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.