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Job Description

Overview

Express Employment Staffing Agency is hiring a Mig/Stick Welder for a company in Fort Smith, AR. The position involves welding rod iron fences and handrails for apartment complex staircases.

Responsibilities

  • Weld rod iron fences and handrails for apartment complexes.
  • Read a tape measure.
  • Work out of town on occasion.

Requirements

  • Must have own hood and gloves.
  • Proficient in tape measure reading.
  • Proficient in blueprint reading.

Additional Information

  • Shift is Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm.
  • Starting pay is $20.
  • Raises come quickly for punctual and hardworking employees.
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How this job compares in Bonanza, AR

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Arkansas, where the middle half runs $21–$32/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Bonanza, AR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bonanza, AR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 39 employers. Browse welding jobs across Arkansas.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (4), Systems, LLC. (3), and The Greenbrier Companies (3). 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, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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