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Overview

CloudRay is hiring multiple MIG Welders for 1st Shift positions in Anniston, AL, Alexandria, AL, and Hokes Bluff, AL. The role involves setting up and operating machines for the production of hollow metal doors, requiring advanced welding and fitting experience.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on structural steel and metal components.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings.
  • Fit, align, and assemble metal parts prior to welding.
  • Ensure welds meet quality standards and required specifications.
  • Use measuring tools such as tape measures, squares, and levels for accurate fitting.
  • Inspect completed welds for defects and ensure proper penetration and strength.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of MIG welding and fitting experience.
  • Strong blueprint reading and weld symbol knowledge.
  • Ability to fit and fabricate without supervision.
  • Experience working with structural steel or heavy fabrication.
  • Ability to pass a weld test (if required).
  • Strong attention to detail and quality.
  • Ability to perform consistent, quality welds in a production environment.
  • Basic blueprint reading preferred.
  • Must pass a measurement test.
  • Must pass a Drug Screen & Background Check.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Weekly pay.
  • Temp-to-hire career growth potential.
  • Locations are commutable from Attalla, AL, Gadsden, AL, etc.
  • Referral Bonus: Refer a Friend & Earn $200.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Anniston, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $20/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Alabama, where the middle half runs $18–$23/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Anniston, AL

Anniston, AL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 95 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Anniston, or widen the search to 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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. MIG Welder / Welder -1st Shift (Multiple Openings) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.