Welding Specialist
Location
Birmingham, AL
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on August 3, 2026
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Welding Specialist with a strong background working in a cement plant, quarry, heavy industrial, mining, or bulk materials environment. This individual will be responsible for performing advanced welding, fabrication, maintenance, and repair of plant equipment to support safe and efficient operations.
Responsibilities
- Perform MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core welding on plant equipment and structural components.
- Repair and fabricate worn or damaged parts to minimize equipment downtime.
- Maintain and rebuild conveyors, crushers, chutes, hoppers, kilns, and material handling systems.
- Interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings.
- Support plant shutdowns, outages, and preventative maintenance activities.
- Inspect equipment for wear and identify repair opportunities before failures occur.
- Work closely with maintenance and operations teams to improve equipment reliability.
- Follow all plant safety procedures, OSHA regulations, and lockout/tagout requirements.
How this job compares in Birmingham, AL
Pay in context
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Birmingham, AL currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$28/hr across 8 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 Birmingham, AL
We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Birmingham, AL right now, from 12 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 95 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Birmingham, 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. Birmingham is among them.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.
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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. Welding Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.