Job Description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication.
  • Maintain equipment such as dressing welding electrodes, oiling/greasing, machine settings, changing of tooling, and other adjustments as necessary.
  • Document work orders in a complete and timely manner to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Work safely at all times, following company policies, procedures and standards.
  • Work collaboratively and assist other technicians as needed regarding troubleshooting repairs.
  • Participate in ongoing training to enhance mechanical skills and grow product knowledge.

Requirements

  • 2-year technical college degree/certificate in welding or related field; or high school diploma/GED and 2 years of comparable welding experience.
  • Able to operate spot welder, arc welder, plasma TIG welder, MIG welder, cutting torch, power grinder, power sander, hand-tools, bandsaw, drills, temporary fixturing devices, and other metal-fabrication equipment.
  • Able to read dimensional blueprints – preferred but not required.
  • Experience with gauging and measuring preferred.
  • Ability to write and communicate effectively and interact with supervisors, customers and team members.
  • Basic computer skills to document work orders and utilize online diagnostic systems.
  • Own mechanic tool set – preferred but not required.
  • Ability to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
  • This role is deemed safety sensitive and requires the ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401k
  • HSA
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • FSA
  • EAP
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Funeral Leave
  • Fitness membership discount
  • Education Assistance
  • Safety Boot Reimbursement
  • PPE & Uniforms provided
  • Tool Insurance

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is 3pm to 1:30am, Monday through Thursday.
  • Location is at the Altoona branch.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
PTO
Paid Holidays
401k
HSA
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
FSA
EAP
Paid Parental Leave
Funeral Leave
Fitness membership discount
Education Assistance
Safety Boot Reimbursement
PPE & Uniforms provided
Tool Insurance

How this job compares in Altoona, IA

Pay in context

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.

The local market in Altoona, IA

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.

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 / Fabricator (2nd shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.