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Position Title: Welder Wage: $24.00 per hour Shift: 1st Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm (Mon-Fri) We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced pipe welder to join a great team. The successful candidate will be responsible for welding pipe products (stainless steel and carbon steel) using advanced welding processes, setting up complex fixtures and equipment, and performing in-process weld quality inspections. This role requires expertise in 6G welding positions and a thorough understanding of welding procedures and safety standards. Welder Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Ensure all welds for carbon steel pipe are performed using the primary process  Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) where possible. In some cases where unable to  use primary process a secondary process will be used: Shield Metal Arc Welding  (SMAW). - Perform all stainless-steel welds with Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process as per company procedure. - Ensure all welds are clean, grinded and inspected; repair welds, if necessary,  before moving product to the next operation. - Ensure all welds are performed 6G position with the aid of fixture and rotating  Equipment. - Ensure that the welder stamps are applied to every carbon steel fitting (for  traceability purpose), application of other stamps may be required. - All welds to be performed according to drawings. - Ensure that all inspection record and other record requirement are filled out  neatly and correctly and returned to supervisor at the end of workday. - Ensure work is carried out in accordance with established company procedures. - Make sure that the welding machine calibration sticker is updated. - Maintain a neat and clean workplace; comply with any FEM and LEAN  manufacturing principles. - Immediately report any unsafe equipment to the supervisor, lock out equipment  until repairs can be performed. - Adherent to company policies and safety procedures. - Use flame cutting equipment if instructed. Welder Requirements: - Good verbal and written communication skills. - Qualified in FCAW (Flux Core Arc welding) process, (Carbon steel). - Qualified in SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding) process (Carbon steel and  Stainless Steel). - MIG aluminum welding an asset. - Able to safely operate hand and power tools. - Able to read blueprints. - 5-10 years of experience in pipe fabrication environment.   Applicants will be required to participate in a hands-on interview featuring a 6G weld test and blueprint reading. About us: QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!   Why Work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process   Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers and we will never ask you to pay a fee!   Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy.   We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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How this job compares in Riverside, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, where the middle half runs $23–$33/hr across 65 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% 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 Riverside, MO

Riverside, MO is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 93 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.

QPS Employment Group currently has 6 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, 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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