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Job Description

Overview

Contech is looking to hire Structural Welders for their Greeley, CO plant to fabricate steel bridges, contributing to America's essential infrastructure. The position offers competitive wages and opportunities for overtime.

Responsibilities

  • Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and welding procedures to ensure accurate welding.
  • Using templates, patterns, and scribes to mark and lay out material.
  • Aligning and assembling products for welding using cranes, lever hoists, and chains.
  • Using cutting or plasma torches to burn to precision layout.
  • Adhering to safety protocols to create a secure work environment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Proficiency in welding techniques, including MIG and Stick welding.
  • Technical training or welding experience strongly preferred.
  • Ability to work with precision instruments.
  • Good attention to detail and organizational skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Greeley, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado, where the middle half runs $24–$38/hr across 67 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Greeley, CO

Greeley, CO is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 83 other active welding openings from 56 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (9), RK Industries (7), and Martin Marietta (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Louisville at $35/hr, Denver at $34/hr, and Arvada at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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