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Overview

Custom Steel Manufacturing is hiring an experienced steel fabricator and MIG welder for their Belton production facility. This position involves approximately 80% MIG welding and 20% steel fabrication, fitting, and assembly, focusing on custom projects rather than repetitive production.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on heavy and structural steel components
  • Read and follow blueprints, shop drawings, work orders, and fabrication specifications
  • Assemble steel parts and verify proper fit before welding
  • Check dimensions, alignment, and weld placement throughout each project
  • Adjust components when necessary to meet finished specifications
  • Grind, clean, and prepare welded assemblies for the next production stage
  • Inspect completed work for weld quality, accuracy, and overall workmanship
  • Safely operate applicable fabrication tools and shop equipment
  • Move and position steel using appropriate material-handling equipment
  • Coordinate with other welders, fabricators, and shop personnel
  • Keep tools, equipment, and the surrounding work area organized
  • Follow company safety procedures and wear required personal protective equipment

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of professional steel fabrication or MIG welding experience
  • Previous experience working with heavy or structural steel
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints and fabrication drawings
  • Ability to produce consistent, quality MIG welds
  • Understanding of proper joint preparation, weld placement, and material fit-up
  • Ability to identify fabrication or welding problems and make appropriate corrections
  • Ability to complete assigned work with limited supervision
  • Dependable attendance and a consistent commitment to quality
  • Ability to work effectively with the rest of the production team
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical shop work throughout the shift
  • TIG welding experience is helpful but is not required

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  • Additional overtime may be available based on project schedules, customer deadlines, and production workload.
  • Work Location: In person – Belton, Missouri

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How this job compares in Belton, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Missouri — toward the top of a $22–$27/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% 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 Belton, MO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Belton, 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 86 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.

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. Experienced Steel Fabricator/ MIG Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.