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Steel Welder

Location

Saint Charles, MO

Wage

$25.5 – $26/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteelAluminum
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Posted on September 30, 2026

Job Description

Overview

HireLevel is seeking Steel Welders in St. Charles, MO, partnering with National Cart, a family-owned manufacturing company known for producing high-quality material handling equipment and a strong commitment to quality and employee development.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate MIG welding equipment for steel, galvanized, and aluminum products
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and production drawings
  • Produce high-quality welds that meet company specifications and quality standards
  • Inspect completed welds to ensure accuracy and quality
  • Operate hand tools, measuring devices, clamps, and production equipment
  • Meet daily production goals while following all safety procedures
  • Communicate effectively with supervisors and team members
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment

Requirements

  • Previous MIG welding experience required
  • Experience welding steel, galvanized steel, or aluminum preferred
  • Manufacturing or fabrication experience preferred
  • Ability to read blueprints and welding symbols
  • Experience using hand and power tools
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and lift throughout the shift
  • Commitment to workplace safety and teamwork

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Job Type: Temp-to-Hire
  • Location: St. Charles, MO
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Saint Charles, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, whose middle half runs $23–$28/hr across 53 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% 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 Saint Charles, MO

Saint Charles, MO currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 55 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Saint Charles, or widen the search to 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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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. Steel Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.