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Overview

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. The Field Maintenance/Repair Welder will perform on-site welding and fabrication of elevated water towers, requiring extensive travel and a strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform 100% tie-off when working on a water tower.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and welding specifications.
  • Assist in unloading equipment/rigging from the maintenance rig.
  • Operate and understand all rigging procedures.
  • Document and inspect rigging equipment daily.
  • Assist in cleanup of the jobsite daily and at the end of the project.
  • Communicate with foreman on tasks to be done and game plan for the day.
  • Repair and fabricate various items and equipment using SMAW (stick) and some flux-core welding.
  • Monitor the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged.
  • Prepare, assemble, and tack weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
  • Adhere to all company safety policies and OSHA guidelines.

Requirements

  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship, technical or welding degree preferred.
  • 3 years of welding experience preferred or a combination of schooling and experience.
  • Must be able to pass a company weld test (SMAW required).
  • Ability to travel frequently (out months at a time and multi-state assignments).
  • Minimum age of 21 for driving responsibilities.
  • Valid driver’s license required.
  • Strong understanding of welding safety practices and procedures.
  • Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models and blueprints.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
  • Adhere to Maguire’s Personal Protective Equipment Policy and Safety Programs.

Additional Information

  • Majority of the time is spent in the field and will work in unfavorable weather conditions; both heat and cold.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Able to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
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How this job compares in Sioux Falls, SD

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Dakota currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$27/hr across 28 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 Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls, SD currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 22 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sioux Falls, or widen the search to South Dakota.

Maguire currently has 4 other openings live in South Dakota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (9), Maguire (4), and Terex Corporation (3). 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 Stick and Flux-Core 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. 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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