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Astec, Inc.

Welder/Fitter Night Shift

Location

Blair, NE

Wage

$20.5 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on October 1, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Welder/Fitter position is a night shift role that involves welding metal components to fabricate and repair heavy mechanical products under supervision. The job requires adherence to safety standards and quality work in accordance with production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to all safety rules and perform work at a quality level.
  • Read and understand assigned blueprints prior to starting a project.
  • Participate in process and product development and improvement programs.
  • Accurately inspect metal prior to welding to ensure clean welds.
  • Perform grinding operations that comply with Astec’s standards.
  • Perform grinding and pass a required welding skills test.
  • Execute all Grinder tasks safely.
  • Safely perform gang-welding techniques.
  • Weld vertical, flat, and overhead with both MiG and stick.
  • Inspect metal prior to welding for smoothness and acceptability.
  • Work with Fitters on proper assembly of equipment.
  • Keep work area clean and neat.
  • Clock in on assigned jobs as appropriate.
  • Ensure welding machine settings are appropriate for work.
  • Safely use cranes and forklifts.
  • Know PPE requirements for welding.
  • Read and understand weld symbols.
  • Maintain welding machines by keeping them clean and changing liners.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • 0-1 Year of Welding experience required.
  • Heavy equipment manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Computer experience desired, particularly the ability to use a mouse and locate and open/close programs/files.
  • Knowledge and ability to perform all Grinder tasks required.
  • Ability to properly and safely MiG weld, stick weld, pulse weld, or arc gouging required.
  • Ability to read and understand weld symbols required.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Night Shift: Mon-Thur 5:00pm – 5:00am
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Blair, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska, whose middle half runs $18–$27/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Blair, NE

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Blair, NE, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 34 other active welding openings from 25 employers. Browse welding jobs across Nebraska.

The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valmont Industries, Inc. (5), CNH (3), and The Toro Company (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 Stick 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.

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