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Overview

East & Westbrook Construction is seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator to join their growing fabrication team. The role involves fabricating and welding structural steel and miscellaneous metal components for various commercial and industrial projects, emphasizing quality work, safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and fabrication details.
  • Lay out, fit, fabricate, and weld structural steel and miscellaneous metal components.
  • Perform MIG, FCAW (flux-core), and Stick welding as required.
  • Measure, mark, cut, bevel, drill, and prepare materials for fabrication.
  • Assemble and weld stairs, railings, platforms, structural members, and custom fabricated components.
  • Operate fabrication equipment including saws, ironworkers, drills, grinders, and other shop tools.
  • Perform fit-up work to ensure proper dimensions, alignment, and weld quality.
  • Inspect completed work to verify accuracy and adherence to specifications.
  • Work with shop leaders and team members to safely meet production schedules.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Follow all company safety policies and wear required PPE.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of welding and fabrication experience preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and shop drawings.
  • Experience with structural steel fabrication and miscellaneous metals.
  • Proficiency in MIG, FCAW, and/or Stick welding processes.
  • Strong layout, fitting, and measuring skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Dependable attendance and a strong work ethic.
  • Commitment to producing quality work safely.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Buckner, KY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Kentucky currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 29 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 Buckner, KY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Buckner, KY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Kentucky as a whole we're tracking 43 other active welding openings from 34 employers. Browse welding jobs across Kentucky.

The most active employers in Kentucky at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Snelling (3), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (3), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (2). 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, 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/ Fabricator--Structural Steel and Miscellaneous Metals figures were last recalculated when this page was built.