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Job Description

Overview

The Welder I position involves working in Weld, Round, and Flange to weld, cut, and braze metal pieces and products using flame-cutting and hand welding equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Able to read tags.
  • Ability to tack weld with MIG weld.
  • Able to correctly and efficiently flange pipe.
  • Build and stuff wall fittings.
  • Able to correctly change lead and liner.
  • Ability to use and read a tape measure.
  • Setup welder correctly according to specifications.
  • Able to choose the correct shielding gas and attach to welding gun.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

  • High school education (or equivalent) preferred.
  • Previous factory experience preferred with 0 to 2 years’ experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in standard units of measure.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Basic computer skills may be preferred or required.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Attendance is an essential job requirement.
  • Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
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How this job compares in Dothan, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$34/hr across 55 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 Dothan, AL

Dothan, AL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 126 other active welding openings from 85 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (15), Austal USA (7), and Fives (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 Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $40/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. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.