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Overview

The DS Welder role involves welding steel parts for structural, plate, and miscellaneous steel assemblies according to shop drawings and quality requirements. The position requires a skilled welder to perform various tasks including fabrication, operation of cranes, and maintaining safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld together structural, plate or miscellaneous steel fabrication according to specifications.
  • Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances.
  • Preheat and/or cut work pieces using a hand torch when required.
  • Clean welds of excess weld, splatter or slag.
  • Fabricate sub-pieces of the overall assembly as trained.
  • Identify shop drawing errors and discrepancies.
  • Operate forklifts, jib cranes, and overhead cranes.
  • Attend all required meetings.
  • Consistently work scheduled hours at assigned locations.

Requirements

  • High School degree or equivalent.
  • Minimum of six months of experience as a welder for a steel fabricator or manufacturer, or a one-year degree or certificate in welding technology.
  • Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic computations.
  • Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated instructions.
  • Effective communication skills with co-workers and managers.
  • Skill in using tape measure or rule.
  • Maintain American Welding Society certification on 1-inch plate in flat position.
  • Pass the fillet weld break test using gas metal arc welding.
  • Pass a basic welding test covering shop drawing interpretation and welding processes.
  • Pass a fitting test covering shop drawing interpretation and basic geometry.
  • Ability to interpret cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings.
  • Ability to operate a cutting torch to meet specifications.
  • Pride in workmanship and attention to detail.
  • Ability to operate cranes safely and understand hand signals.
  • Ability to make adjustments to welder for proper feed rate and temperature.
  • Ability to multitask.

Additional Information

  • Employee is expected to work 40 hours a week, with potential overtime and weekend work.

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How this job compares in Omaha, NE

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Nebraska currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$27/hr across 31 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Omaha, NE

Omaha, NE currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 46 other active welding openings from 36 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Omaha, or widen the search to Nebraska.

Drake-Williams Steel currently has 1 other opening live in Nebraska, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valmont Industries, Inc. (5), REV Group, Inc (3), and CNH (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 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. DS Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.