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Job Description

Overview

SMS group is seeking a Welder/Fabricator who is mechanically inclined and eager to expand their skills. The company values innovation, growth, and inclusion, and offers a supportive environment for its employees.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations such as Arc, MIG, TIG brazing and burning in all positions on a variety of metals.
  • Weld to SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW standards in vertical up, vertical down, and horizontal positions.

Requirements

  • Good mechanical skills.
  • Good working knowledge of mechanical tools.
  • Self-motivation to identify, analyze, and independently work to find solutions.
  • Ability to learn and understand critical processes and operations.

Benefits

  • On the Job training
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Paid uniforms
  • Internal metatarsal boots and all other PPE
  • Apprenticeship program for Millwright and Machinist - company paid
  • Tuition reimbursement program

Benefits

On the Job training
Competitive compensation
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Paid uniforms
Internal metatarsal boots and all other PPE
Apprenticeship program for Millwright and Machinist - company paid
Tuition reimbursement program
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How this job compares in Gary, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$31/hr across 20 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 Gary, IN

Gary, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 111 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gary, or widen the search to Indiana.

SMS group currently has 3 other openings live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (6), and Lozier 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.