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Overview

The Structural Assembly Fitter-Welder position involves hands-on fabrication of structural tubing and components at the Pevely, MO facility. The role requires translating drawings into accurate layouts and assembling parts into finished products, emphasizing quality and independence in the work process.

Responsibilities

  • Translate drawings and measurements into accurate layouts and assemblies.
  • Fit and assemble structural tubing and fabricated parts from individual cut pieces.
  • Join multiple subassemblies into complete structures per the print.
  • Align, square, and clamp components before and during welding to maintain accuracy.
  • Perform welding operations required to complete the build.
  • Check dimensions, confirm tolerances, and make corrections as needed.
  • Work independently from prints with minimal supervision.
  • Keep tools, materials, and work area organized and safe.

Requirements

  • Proven background in welding and/or metal fabrication.
  • Hands-on experience fitting and assembling structural or fabricated components.
  • Ability to confidently read blueprints, fabrication drawings, and tape measurements.
  • Solid shop math and measurement skills.
  • Talent for visualizing how separate parts become a complete assembly.
  • Knowledge of fit-up, alignment, and maintaining squareness.
  • Comfort working with structural tubing and similar materials.
  • Pride in quality, without relying on repetitive, single-weld production work.

Additional Information

  • Compensation: $20.00–$25.00 per hour, based on experience.
  • Schedule: Full-Time
  • Location: Pevely, MO

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How this job compares in Horine, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, where the middle half runs $23–$33/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Horine, MO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Horine, MO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 49 employers. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Webco Manufacturing (18), QPS Employment Group (6), 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.

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