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Overview

The Structural Welder position involves performing GMAW (MIG) and FCAW welding on structural steel and heavy industrial assemblies. The role requires reading blueprints and operating material-handling equipment while ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform GMAW (MIG) and FCAW welding on structural steel and fabricated components.
  • Weld structural parts used in air exchangers, heat transfer equipment, and structural beams.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, weld symbols, and work instructions.
  • Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment.
  • Utilize power tools, hand tools, cutting equipment, grinders, and welding equipment.
  • Inspect completed welds for quality, accuracy, and compliance with specifications.
  • Measure, fit, align, and tack components prior to final welding.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment while following safety procedures.
  • Work effectively as part of a production team to meet quality and production goals.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in structural welding, fabrication, or manufacturing environments.
  • Proficient with GMAW (MIG) and FCAW welding processes.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and welding symbols.
  • Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts preferred.
  • Ability to safely use power tools, grinders, torches, and fabrication equipment.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in a physically demanding environment.
  • Welding certification is a plus but not required.

Additional Information

  • Manufacturing and fabrication shop environment.
  • Exposure to welding fumes, noise, heat, and moving equipment.
  • Overtime and weekend work may be available based on production demands.
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How this job compares in Sand Springs, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 71 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Sand Springs, OK

Sand Springs, OK currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 126 other active welding openings from 85 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sand Springs, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HireCall (7), American StaffCorp Job Board (5), and Aerotek (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Oklahoma City at $33/hr, Catoosa at $31/hr, and Tulsa at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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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. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.