Job Description

Overview

The Associate Welder position at Martin Marietta involves performing various welding tasks while maintaining safety and quality standards. Martin Marietta is a leading supplier of heavy building materials and values a diverse workforce committed to operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a high level of safety and ensure that the team maintains a safety-first culture
  • Perform weld build up on crusher parts using manual, semi-automatic and mechanized welding processes
  • Utilize welding processes such as FCAW, GMAW, SMAW, and SAW
  • Use positioners and manipulators to maneuver large workpieces to be welded
  • Perform cutting operations using oxyacetylene, oxyfuel, exothermic, carbon air arc, plasma cutters, grinders and a CNC burn table
  • Excavate cracks, use dye penetrant, bevel and fill crack repair in steels
  • Use hydraulic rams to push and pull pieces in and out of place
  • Ensure completion of quality control documentation
  • Operate rosebuds, torches and induction rope to preheat pieces to desired welding temperatures
  • Weld on cast iron, manganese, and Cu-AL dissimilar
  • Interpret and understand 2D blueprints, 3D models and weld symbols to complete various fabrication requirements
  • Use tooling such as an ironworker, horizontal and vertical bandsaws, magnetic drills, come-a-longs, chain-hoists, grinders, hammers and wedges to accomplish assigned tasks
  • Complete task training on all overhead cranes, forklifts, sweepers, manlift, scissor lifts, welders and torches within 90 days of hire
  • Use 5S methodology in conjunction with the floor sweeper to maintain a clean and safe workplace
  • Extend total life expectancy of assets by learning PM procedures for all equipment utilized and remanufactured by the welding group
  • Report damaged tools and tag out of service so that they can be replaced
  • Develop operational equipment checks to catch failures before they arise

Requirements

  • HS Diploma or GED required
  • Must be a self-motivated, strong work ethic individual that is willing to work with minimal supervision and at high level of accountability to operational requirements
  • A strong mechanical background
  • Ability to correctly measure parts with tape measures, pi tapes and straight edges are necessary to perform the job functions
  • Basic computer skills with the ability to report and transfer information
  • Ability to work outdoors in changing weather conditions, cold and wind, sometimes rain, will be required
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. will be required

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability Options
  • Employee Life Insurance
  • Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
  • Business Travel Accident Insurance
  • Educational/Tuition Assistance Plan
  • College Scholarship Program – for dependent children
  • Matching Gift Program

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability Options
Employee Life Insurance
Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Educational/Tuition Assistance Plan
College Scholarship Program – for dependent children
Matching Gift Program

How this job compares in Salisbury, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 45 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 Salisbury, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Salisbury, NC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 55 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

Martin Marietta currently has 1 other opening live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (8), and Environmental Air Systems (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 North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, Stick, 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. 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.

Similar openings near Salisbury, NC

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