Job Description

Overview

The Welder I position involves performing various welding processes, including preparation, assembly, and finishing, to join fabricated metal components according to specifications and instructions. This role requires precision, technical expertise, and a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Review and interpret work orders, blueprints, and instructions to determine job requirements.
  • Plan work procedures and select appropriate tools and materials for each project.
  • Prepare surfaces for welding by cleaning, deburring, and positioning materials.
  • Set up, assemble, tack-weld, and fully weld components using appropriate techniques.
  • Cut, burn, and weld various metals to fabricate or repair equipment.

Requirements

  • Maintain welding equipment and tools to ensure proper operation and compliance with safety standards.
  • Follow all company safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized workspace.
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • Completion of a formal welding program (preferred).
  • Minimum of 2+ years of welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication setting (preferred).
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Experience setting up and adjusting welding equipment for different applications.
  • Proficiency in various welding techniques (e.g., MIG, TIG, Stick).
  • Strong understanding of welding setup parameters (e.g., amps, volts, wire speed).
  • Ability to interpret mechanical drawings and specifications.
  • Basic welding equipment maintenance knowledge.
  • Physical ability to lift 50 lbs regularly and perform physically demanding tasks.

Additional Information

  • Now Hiring Night Shift. $2 Differential
  • Day Shift: Mon-Thur 6:00AM to 4:30PM
  • Night Shift: Mon-Thur 4:30PM-3:00AM

How this job compares in N Sioux City, SD

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Dakota currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 31 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 N Sioux City, SD

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in N Sioux City, SD, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 46 other active welding openings from 31 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Maguire (6), Terex (3), and Vermeer 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 MIG, TIG, and Stick 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.