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Overview

Sims Metal is a global leader in metal recycling, playing a vital role in the circular economy. They are seeking an experienced Welder Mechanic to perform maintenance, welding, fabrication, and repairs on conveyor systems and industrial equipment at their Baltimore facility.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance and repairs on conveyor systems, rollers, bearings, pulleys, shafts, gearboxes, motors, and related equipment.
  • Troubleshoot conveyor breakdowns and mechanical failures to minimize downtime.
  • Perform MIG and Stick welding on structural steel and industrial equipment.
  • Fabricate, modify, and repair chutes, guards, brackets, frames, platforms, and other steel components.
  • Replace and repair conveyor belts, rollers, bearings, sprockets, chains, and related components.
  • Perform cutting, grinding, fitting, and metal fabrication.
  • Use oxy-fuel torches, plasma cutters, grinders, and other fabrication equipment safely.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and equipment inspections.
  • Identify worn or damaged components before they result in equipment failure.
  • Assist with repairs and maintenance on other scrap-processing and industrial equipment as needed.
  • Read measurements, drawings, and basic fabrication layouts.
  • Follow all safety procedures, including proper lockout/tagout practices.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of welding, mechanical maintenance, or industrial maintenance experience preferred.
  • Strong MIG and Stick welding experience maintaining and repairing industrial conveyor systems strongly preferred.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with experience working with bearings, rollers, pulleys, gearboxes, motors, chains, and shafts.
  • Ability to use torches, plasma cutters, grinders, and common mechanic/fabrication tools.
  • Welding and fabrication experience with heavy-gauge steel preferred.
  • Experience in a scrap yard, recycling facility, aggregate operation, steel mill, manufacturing plant, mining operation, or other heavy industrial environment is a plus.
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical problems and complete repairs with limited supervision.
  • Comfortable working outdoors and around heavy industrial equipment.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Additional Information

  • Location: Baltimore, MD
  • This position requires standing, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, and working around conveyors and heavy industrial equipment.
  • Candidates must be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.

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How this job compares in Baltimore, MD

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Maryland — toward the top of a $23–$37/hr middle band drawn from 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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 Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Maryland as a whole we're tracking 36 other active welding openings from 24 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Baltimore, or widen the search to Maryland.

The most active employers in Maryland at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Better Engineering (8), Regal Rexnord (2), and Welding Shop in Baltimore, MD (2). 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 and Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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