Job Description

Overview

The Welder/Fabricator position involves providing properly welded steel parts to a variety of internal and external customers. The role requires setting up welding machines, operating positioners, and ensuring weld quality according to specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Set up welding machine according to Resource Instructions.
  • Mount tacked assembly into weld positioner with powered hoist.
  • Operate the positioner and weld the assembly as specified on blueprints, work instructions, and/or work order travelers.
  • Strike arc generating heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode along weld line.
  • Examine weld for bead size, porosity, undercut, overlap, and other specifications.
  • Operate jib and overhead cranes and hoists in a safe and approved manner.
  • Clean or degrease weld area using wire brush, powered grinder, or chemical bath.
  • Repair parts requiring weld gouging with air arc or grinding prior to welding.
  • Chip off excess weld and splatter using hand scraper or powered chipper.
  • Peen welds between passes using powered hammer.
  • Cut plates with air-arc or oxy-acetylene torch.
  • Tack parts into assembly prior to welding.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, safety rules, and procedure manuals.
  • Legible handwriting is required.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions.
  • Knowledge of Manufacturing software.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position.
  • In-person work location.

Benefits

Vision

How this job compares in Gurley, NE

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Nebraska currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $18–$27/hr across 27 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 Gurley, NE

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Gurley, 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 36 other active welding openings from 27 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.

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