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The Weekend Welders are responsible for welding assemblies according to shop drawings, maintaining welding equipment, and operating hand tools, forklifts, and overhead cranes. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and offers a pay range of $18.00 to $19.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

  • Weld assemblies per shop drawings.
  • Maintain welding equipment.
  • Use hand tools.
  • Operate a forklift and overhead crane.
  • Read a tape measure.
  • Interpret shop drawings.
  • Cut, punch, and drill material precisely.
  • Keep work area clean.
  • Lift heavy objects.
  • Setup, run, and maintain welder machine.
  • Work with Fabricator to determine needed parts.
  • Follow directions.
  • Attend workshops, seminars, and conferences for professional development.
  • Participate in company training.
  • Interact well with all levels of staff and management.
  • Perform related administrative work as required.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Welding experience and certification preferred.
  • Must possess a current Motor Vehicle Operator's License if operating a motor vehicle.
  • Must be forklift certified.
  • Ability to address situations with accuracy and integrity.
  • Continuous learning style and ability.
  • Ability to present a professional image.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ability to embrace differences among employees and vendors.
  • Ability to perform essential functions without posing a health and safety threat.
  • Must be able to clearly speak, read, and write in English.
  • Knowledge of products produced by the company.
  • Knowledge of materials used.
  • Ability to identify quality issues or defects in materials.
  • Must be able to read and understand shop drawings.
  • Steel Toe Boots/Shoes are required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work does not involve significant out of town travel.
  • Primary work location is a warehouse/production facility.
  • Work is generally performed between 6:00 and 4:30.
  • The noise level is usually moderately high due to machinery.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Shell Knob, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, where the middle half runs $23–$28/hr across 53 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Shell Knob, MO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Shell Knob, MO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 55 employers. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (8), Welding Shop in Kansas City, MO (6), and Leonardo DRS (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Missouri, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Saint Charles at $26/hr and Kansas City at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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