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Job Description

Overview

CDH Inc. in El Dorado, KS is seeking a skilled Structural Welder to join their team. This position involves the fabrication and assembly of metal structures for various projects in a safety-driven and family-oriented company.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural welding on metal components according to blueprints and specifications
  • Inspect welds for accuracy and quality
  • Operate welding equipment safely and effectively
  • Collaborate with team members to ensure project timelines are met
  • Maintain a clean and organized work environment

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience as a Structural Welder
  • Certification in welding preferred
  • Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Good communication and teamwork skills

Additional Information

  • Typical working hours are Monday-Friday, 7-530pm
  • Opportunity for growth
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How this job compares in Wichita, KS

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Kansas, where the middle half runs $24–$34/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 Wichita, KS

Wichita, KS currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 28 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 Wichita, or widen the search to Kansas.

CD&H, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Kansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Kansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Watts Water Technologies (3), Boeing (2), and Spirit AeroSystems (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Wichita, KS

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.