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Overview

We are looking for a Fitter/Welder with 2 or more years of experience to join our team at Cooper Steel South. The role involves understanding blueprints and welding techniques to ensure high standards of welding performance.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints to fabricate structural steel
  • Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
  • Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded
  • Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions
  • Set up components for welding equipment in accordance to specifications
  • Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws
  • Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety
  • Ensure work is done safely and meets quality standards
  • Keep work areas clean and organized

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a welder
  • Experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures (flux-core, MIG weld)
  • Experience in using electrical or manual tools (grinder, squares, tape measure, hand tools)
  • Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings
  • Knowledge of relative safety standards and willingness to use protective clothing
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to learn safe overhead crane operations
  • Proficient in English
  • Professional Certification (e.g. an AWS welding certificate) will be a plus
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Prior experience using overhead cranes is preferred
  • Prior experience in a similar role is preferred

Additional Information

  • Night shift position with a $5 per hour shift premium
  • Position involves everyday risks or exposure to elements that require safety precautions
  • Must be flexible in hours worked and willing to work overtime
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How this job compares in Childersburg, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, whose middle half runs $20–$32/hr across 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Childersburg, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Childersburg, AL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 132 other active welding openings from 85 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (18), Austal USA (8), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $40/hr and Birmingham at $25/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. Fitter / Welder - Night Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.