Job Description

Overview

UE Manufacturing is hiring a Welder I in Oklahoma City, OK. The Shipyard Welder will perform structural and pipe welding assignments while maintaining a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare surfaces for welding by grinding barge and boat repair and fabrication areas.
  • Complete necessary passes to produce full penetration welds on specialty components and areas.
  • Use various tools to operate welding and grinding equipment and complete tasks.
  • Weld steel plate/pipe to make required repairs, fabrication, and modifications.
  • Safely and efficiently use hand, power, and cutting tools.
  • Consult with foreman or supervisor regarding installation or repair problems.
  • Remove high spots and cut bevels using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
  • May tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
  • Maintain a safe working environment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to safely use essential equipment such as welding machines and grinders.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Proficient in safety equipment usage and able to qualify use of safety equipment.
  • High performance and a strong team player.
  • Commitment to company values and safety program.
  • Equivalent combination of experience and training that provides required knowledge, abilities, and skills.
  • Ability to effectively speak clearly; bilingual preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in a shipyard environment.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Ability to work in harsh environments such as heat, cold, rain, and ice.
  • Able to work inside confined spaces and at heights safely.
  • Work requires long periods of sitting in awkward positions, standing, bending over, crouching, and climbing.

How this job compares in Oklahoma City, OK

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Oklahoma currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 50 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 Oklahoma City, OK

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Oklahoma City, OK right now, from 11 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 93 other active welding openings from 64 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Oklahoma City, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

Kirby currently has 1 other opening live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (5), Stand-By Personnel (5), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tulsa at $27/hr and Oklahoma City at $27/hr. Oklahoma City is among them.

Similar openings near Oklahoma City, OK

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