Welder ( 1 yr Fluxcore exp pref )

Location

Hubbard, OH

Wage

$21 – $26.5/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The job is for a Welder with a preference for candidates with 1 year of Fluxcore experience. The company focuses on rebuilding American manufacturing and offers opportunities to work on significant steel structures for major projects.

Responsibilities

  • Create quality welds according to blueprints and drawings.
  • Take or read measurements based on plan layout and procedures.
  • Operate welding machines such as welding tractors and bugs.
  • Inspect welds for accuracy using advanced technology.
  • Prepare products for welding by grinding, drilling, and prepping steel.
  • Change welding wire and maintain gas needed for welding.
  • Determine appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications.
  • Maintain and repair all welding equipment.

Requirements

  • Ability to pass Welder Qualification Test.
  • Ability to read blueprints and drawings.
  • Ability to understand weld symbols.
  • Ability to follow directions.
  • Ability to lift 60 lbs.
  • Ability to work on and around 400-degree F fabrications.
  • Ability to follow welding procedure specifications (WPS).
  • Ability to learn new tasks and operate tools and machinery.
  • Ability to follow safety instructions and use PPE.
  • Knowledge and operation of overhead cranes.
  • Reliable and trustworthy.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Bi-Annual Company Bonuses
  • Double Time Pay for Sundays and Holidays
  • Company Paid Training and Certifications
  • $2.00 Shift Differential

Additional Information

  • Positions available for day and afternoon shifts.
  • Drug Free Workplace.
  • In-person work location.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Bi-Annual Company Bonuses
Double Time Pay for Sundays and Holidays
Company Paid Training and Certifications
$2.00 Shift Differential

How this job compares in Hubbard, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, whose middle half runs $23–$32/hr across 100 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Hubbard, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hubbard, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 168 other active welding openings from 105 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Kadant Black Clawson LLC (5), TP Mechanical (5), and Welding Shop in Cleveland, OH (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 Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $30/hr, Cincinnati at $25/hr, and Cleveland at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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