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Overview

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. The Foreman: Field Maintenance/Repair Welder will ensure safety, lead a team in welding tasks, and maintain quality standards in the field.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all work is performed with safety as the number one priority.
  • Install and check performance/safety rigging before each use.
  • Interpret specifications and communicate discrepancies to project managers.
  • Repair and fabricate items using SMAW and some flux-core welding.
  • Examine work pieces for defects and record data as required.
  • Correct malformation in parts and bends in metal work pieces.
  • Use painting, cutting, and welding equipment.
  • Lead the team to complete work on time.
  • Motivate and encourage others to work safely and productively.
  • Complete daily production paperwork and review crew’s timecards.
  • Lead weekly safety toolbox meetings.
  • Interact with customers while performing field work.
  • Present and gather customer sign-off on required documentation.
  • Lead field team assistants to perform the required scope in a timely manner.

Requirements

  • Valid driver’s license is required.
  • Must be able to obtain a Medical DOT Certificate; Class A CDL preferred.
  • OSHA 10 and CPR certification or ability to obtain them.
  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship, technical or welding degree preferred.
  • 3 years of welding experience preferred or a combination of schooling and experience.
  • Previous experience in water tank repair preferred.
  • Must be able to pass a company weld test (SMAW required).
  • Ability to travel frequently (out months at a time and multi-state assignments).
  • Goal-oriented, reliable, and responsible for their actions.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form.

Additional Information

  • Majority of the time is spent in the field and will work in unfavorable weather conditions.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

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How this job compares in Sioux Falls, SD

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Dakota currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$29/hr across 38 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 Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls, SD currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 57 other active welding openings from 41 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sioux Falls, or widen the search to South Dakota.

Maguire currently has 4 other openings live in South Dakota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Vermeer Corporation (4), Maguire (4), and Gpac (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within South Dakota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Rapid City at $43/hr, Freeman at $27/hr, and Sioux Falls at $20/hr. Sioux Falls is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core 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. 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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