Welder / Fabricator (2nd shift)
Location
Altoona, IA
Wage
$27 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 24, 2026
Location
Altoona, IA
Wage
$27 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 24, 2026
Ziegler CAT is seeking a full-time Welder to perform repairs and fabricate heavy construction and mining equipment at their Altoona branch during the 2nd shift, from 3pm to 1:30am, Monday through Thursday. Founded in 1914, Ziegler is a family-owned CAT dealer committed to providing a supportive work environment and career development opportunities.
At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 44% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Iowa — toward the top of a $21–$35/hr middle band drawn from 19 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
Altoona, IA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Iowa as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 37 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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.
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.
See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
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