Welder
Location
Alabaster, AL
Wage
$24/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG Welding
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Posted on August 24, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Mig Welder/Box Builder positions are available on the 2nd shift from 1:30 PM to 10 PM, offering a competitive benefits package including bonus, 401k, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Candidates must pass a welding test and a pre-employment drug test.
Requirements
- Must pass welding test
- Must pass pre-employment drug test
- Driver's License (Preferred)
- Ability to commute to Alabaster, AL 35007 (Preferred)
Benefits
- 401k
- 401k matching
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- Vision
Additional Information
- Work Location: In person
- Shift: 10 hour shift, 8 hour shift, Day shift, Night shift
- People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Benefits
401k
401k matching
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
How this job compares in Alabaster, AL
Pay in context
At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, whose middle half runs $20–$32/hr across 70 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Alabaster, AL
Alabaster, AL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 95 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.
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.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.