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Job Description

Overview

A Welder is responsible for executing accurate welding of various materials and thickness to fit the specifications of customers, with roles available for both robotic and manual welding.

Responsibilities

  • Program, set up, and operate welding equipment.
  • Troubleshoot robotic welding systems, controllers, sensors, and peripheral equipment.
  • Perform routine maintenance and inspections on welding robots and tooling.
  • Monitor weld quality and adjust to improve performance and consistency.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, and technical drawings.
  • Develop and optimize robotic welding programs to improve productivity and reduce scrap.
  • Maintain accurate production, maintenance, and quality records.
  • Follow all company safety procedures.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on Safety, 5S, efficiency, quality, and cost reductions.
  • Ensure work meets quality standards.
  • Keep work area clean and organized.
  • Safely set up parts for welding using hand tools, clamps, jigs and fixtures.
  • Align, position and fit components into fixtures as instructed.
  • Set up operation of automated equipment.

Requirements

  • Proficient ability in various welding techniques (MIG, TIG, etc.).
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Welding experience or trade school welding program required.
  • Successful completion of an in-house weld test.
  • Ability to read tape measure accurately.
  • Great work ethic and attendance.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to lift 50lbs.
  • High school diploma or GED required.

Additional Information

  • 1st shift 5:00am - 3:15pm or 2nd shift 3:00pm - 1:30am, Monday through Thursday (overtime hours as needed).
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How this job compares in Peosta, IA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Iowa currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 20 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 Peosta, IA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Peosta, IA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Iowa as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 37 employers. Browse welding jobs across Iowa.

The most active employers in Iowa at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Army National Guard Units (3), Cushman & Wakefield (2), and Oshkosh Corporation (2). 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 and TIG 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 - Robotic or Manual figures were last recalculated when this page was built.