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Job Description

Overview

The Entry Welder position at Bass Pro Shops involves performing MIG welding on steel materials with a focus on quality and defect correction. Welders will work under direct supervision and are responsible for maintaining a clean work area.

Responsibilities

  • Performs MIG welding on steel materials.
  • Positions and arranges parts and components for welding by prints provided.
  • Inspects work and fixes any defects as required.
  • Responsible for keeping work area clean.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum Degree Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Welding certification preferred but not required.
  • Basic understanding of welding machine controls and functions.
  • Ability to apply a MIG weld per company standards and within required takt time.
  • Ability to do rudimentary maintenance on welding equipment.
  • Ability to read and comprehend scheduled and model prints.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Ozark, MO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$32/hr across 67 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 Ozark, MO

Ozark, 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 98 other active welding openings from 53 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

Bass Pro Shops 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 (7), 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. 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.

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