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Job Description

Overview

The Welder 1 position at Greenbrier involves performing quality welding of parts and fixtures in the railcar manufacturing process, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. Greenbrier is a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services, committed to innovation and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Fits, aligns, and clamps work to prepare for welding steel.
  • Performs basic manual or semi-automatic arc welding of railcar parts on the production line.
  • Follows job orders including Weld Procedure Sheets at the workstation.
  • Visually inspects work, repairs defective welds, and performs minor repairs.
  • Ensures that safety and housekeeping standards are met.
  • Ensures that Personal Protective Equipment requirements are followed.

Requirements

  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to work independently or with a team.
  • Ability to complete and pass weld qualifications testing after attending company provided weld training.
  • High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Experience using a manual or semi-automatic arc welder preferred.
  • Experience operating a forklift or overhead crane preferred.
  • Experience working in a production environment preferred.
  • Ability to learn to operate a forklift and overhead crane and complete certifications required through company training.

Additional Information

  • This position is in a production environment with exposure to heat, cold, noise, moving machinery, and trip hazards.
  • Personal protective equipment such as head, eye, hearing, and foot protection is required.
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How this job compares in Jackson, MO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 67 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 Jackson, MO

Jackson, MO is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 86 other active welding openings from 47 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

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

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Webco Manufacturing (18), QPS Employment Group (9), and CGB Enterprises, Inc. (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 Missouri, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Saint Louis at $29/hr and Kansas City at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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