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Job Description

Overview

As a Welder, you will perform welding sequences in the manufacturing of parts, plan and prepare work of joints and welding, and apply different types of welding processes. You will collaborate with the technical team and supervisors to build high-quality products.

Responsibilities

  • Read and analyze blueprint and production documents
  • Prepare work of joints and welding; select the right equipment, prepare the joints, perform the tracing and take measurements
  • Perform welding and assembly sequences in accordance with the welding processes (SAW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, Plasma Arc Gouging and Air Carbon Arc Gouging)
  • Respect the welding dimensions and requirements in accordance with the established specifications
  • Complete the proper production and quality documents
  • Inspect parts in collaboration with the quality department
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Must have the ability to wear a tight-fitting respirator
  • Must have the ability to acquire welding certifications
  • Must be able to climb stairs and ladders; work at heights
  • Lift and carry between 30-50 lbs.
  • Stand and walk for long periods of time
  • Bend, kneel, squat, twist, reach
  • Work above shoulders
  • Tolerate exposure to weather, hot/cold environments
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How this job compares in Brandon, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, whose middle half runs $25–$26/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% 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 Brandon, SD

Brandon, SD is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 48 other active welding openings from 22 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (17), Maguire (4), and DeGeest Corporation (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 South Dakota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Huron at $26/hr, Watertown at $24/hr, and Sioux Falls at $23/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair 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.