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Job Description

Overview

Automation Dynamics is seeking an experienced Welder / Fabricator who is versatile, dependable, and comfortable working on custom fabrication projects. This role involves building custom equipment and assemblies, requiring attention to detail and the ability to work from drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and TIG welding and custom fabrication.
  • Read and understand blueprints, drawings, and measurements.
  • Fabricate custom parts, frames, carts, guards, and equipment.
  • Cut, fit, grind, drill, and assemble metal components.
  • Work with square tubing, sheet metal, stainless, and other materials.
  • Accurately measure and lay out projects.
  • Troubleshoot and make adjustments during fabrication.
  • Maintain clean, strong, professional welds.
  • Work independently and as part of a team.
  • Assist with other shop projects as needed.
  • Occasional travel to customer job sites may be required.

Requirements

  • Has previous welding/fabrication experience.
  • Can take a blueprint or drawing and turn it into a finished product.
  • Is comfortable with one-off and custom builds.
  • Has strong attention to detail and takes pride in their work.
  • Is dependable and able to handle a variety of shop tasks.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position located in Independence, Missouri.
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How this job compares in Independence, MO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$33/hr across 13 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 Independence, MO

Independence, 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 89 other active welding openings from 50 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

Welding Shop in Kansas City, MO currently has 3 other openings 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 (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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.