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CloudRay Inc

Fabrication Welder

Location

East Gadsden, AL

Wage

$17/hr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 1, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a MIG Welder for our client in HokesBluff, AL. In this role, you will set up, operate, and perform basic programming on machines used in 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.
  • Perform grinding, cutting, and finishing as needed.
  • 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.
  • Willingness to learn fitting and fabrication skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance.
  • Incentives and performance-based bonuses.
  • Referral bonuses.
  • Temp-to-hire career growth potential.

Additional Information

  • Location: HokesBluff, AL.
  • Duration: Temp to hire.
  • Shift: 1st Shift, Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM (10-Hour Shifts Saturday & Sunday Overtime).

Benefits

Health Insurance
Incentives and performance-based bonuses
Referral bonuses
Temp-to-hire career growth potential
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How this job compares in East Gadsden, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, where the middle half runs $20–$33/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 East Gadsden, AL

East Gadsden, AL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 109 other active welding openings from 83 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

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

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (8), Austal USA (3), and Koch Foods (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, Huntsville at $26/hr, and Birmingham at $25/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. Fabrication Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.