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Welder/Fabricator – 1st Shift

Location

Mustang, OK

Wage

$23 – $27/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on September 29, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Openwork is hiring an experienced Welder/Fabricator for a manufacturing operation in Oklahoma City, OK. This position focuses on fabrication, fitting, blueprint reading, and welding structural steel and aluminum from detailed engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Fit, fabricate, and weld equipment made from structural steel and aluminum.
  • Read and work from blueprints and detailed engineering drawings.
  • Measure, fit, position, and prepare components for fabrication and welding.
  • Perform welding according to established procedures and specifications.
  • Work with GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW welding processes.
  • Inspect fit-up and completed welds for accuracy and quality.
  • Follow production requirements, welding procedures, and safety standards.
  • Work independently and with the fabrication team to complete assigned projects.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of welding and fabrication experience.
  • Strong hands-on fitting and fabrication experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and detailed engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge and experience with GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW welding procedures.
  • Experience fabricating and welding structural steel and aluminum.
  • Ability to accurately measure, fit, and prepare components before welding.
  • Must be able to communicate and understand English.
  • Certified welder is a plus.
  • Strong attention to quality, accuracy, and workplace safety.
  • Must successfully complete a weld test after passing the interview process.

Additional Information

  • Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73179.
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday | 6:00 AM–3:30 PM.
  • Shift: 1st Shift.
  • Overtime: As needed based on business needs.
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How this job compares in Mustang, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $21–$29/hr across 65 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% 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 Mustang, OK

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mustang, OK, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 104 other active welding openings from 64 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are American StaffCorp Job Board (7), Aerotek (6), and HireCall (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $28/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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/Fabricator – 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.