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DMC Power, Inc.

Welder

Location

Olive Branch, MS

Wage

$19.5 – $22/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG WeldingAluminumCopperAPI
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Posted on September 30, 2026

Job Description

Overview

DMC Power is seeking Welders for its Olive Branch production facility, offering a climate-controlled environment and training for candidates with basic welding skills. The company values long-term employment and career growth, making it an excellent opportunity for motivated individuals.

Responsibilities

  • Expertly and precisely TIG-weld aluminum and copper components and assemblies per engineering drawings.
  • Produce rapidly and efficiently high quality precise welded parts and assemblies.
  • Read and comprehend blueprints and specifications.
  • Set up and TIG-weld components together to make complex assemblies per engineering drawings.
  • Work in conjunction with other crews and lead persons and keep the equipment and their areas clean.
  • Maintain and repair welding machinery, equipment, and tools.

Requirements

  • Ability to rapidly and efficiently produce high-quality welded parts and assemblies.
  • Ability to read manufacturing drawings, routers, safety warnings, and guidelines.
  • Always attentive to detail and alert to ensure safety.
  • Ability to receive and follow instructions and communicate with co-workers.
  • Must be reliable and great attendance is a must.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Graduation from high school and a certificate from a welding school, college, or a recognized craftsman apprenticeship program or equivalent.
  • 1-3 years of welding experience preferred, with recent welding school graduates encouraged to apply.
  • OSHA 10-hour safety course would be a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Referral program
  • Monthly Performance Bonus

Additional Information

  • Available shifts: 1st Shift - 5:00am-1:30pm, 2nd Shift - 2:00pm-10:30pm.
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401k
PTO
Referral program
Monthly Performance Bonus
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How this job compares in Olive Branch, MS

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Mississippi, where the middle half runs $24–$39/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Olive Branch, MS

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Olive Branch, MS, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 45 employers. Browse welding jobs across Mississippi.

The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (5), and MOHR Talent (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 TIG. 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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