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Quanex

Welder - 1st Shift

Location

Trumann, AR

Wage

$19 – $23/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteelStainless SteelAluminum
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Posted on August 25, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Quanex is looking for a Welder - 1st Shift to join our team located in Trumann, Arkansas. We are seeking a skilled welder to perform duties involved in welding roof scuttles, sidewalk doors and other products in the Architectural product line, primarily standard products.

Responsibilities

  • Review drawing to double-check dimensions of unit and determine placement of hinges, lock, cover, and frame.
  • Move parts onto the table.
  • Position stiffeners, reinforcements, shoes, etc. and weld following standard welding procedures for steel or aluminum.
  • Move completed unit to appropriate designated area.
  • Operate MIG welding machine and use hammer, chisel, wire cutters, ruler, clamps as appropriate.
  • Move parts and completed unit weighing up to 300# ten feet to the table, then ten feet to the aisle.
  • Comply with all safety requirements established for the assigned area.
  • Maintain knowledge in the use of welding, bending and other power and hand tools.
  • Follow all plant safety rules and regulations.
  • Meet all quality control standards.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience in welding of stainless steel and/or aluminum parts.
  • Ability to read, write and perform basic math.
  • Ability to follow instructions.
  • Knowledgeable about and comply with all ISO 9001 standards applying to position.
  • Properly maintain all assigned equipment.
  • Keep work areas clean and maintain 5 S standards.
  • Ability to safely move around the shop floor.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Mon-Thurs 10 hours days (5:00am-3:30pm) and Overtime on Friday.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Trumann, AR

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $23/hr median for welding jobs across Arkansas, whose middle half runs $21–$32/hr across 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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 Trumann, AR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Trumann, AR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 47 other active welding openings from 39 employers. Browse welding jobs across Arkansas.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are PDS Tech Commercial (2), XPO (2), and Veterans Health Administration (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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.

Similar openings near Trumann, AR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.