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Overview

Ehresmann Engineering (EE) is seeking a skilled and dependable Welder to join our night-shift fabrication team. In this full-time role, you will be mainly responsible for welding structural steel components used in the production of cell towers, monopoles, and other custom telecom structures.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and/or Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) on structural steel components with precision and consistency.
  • Read fabrication drawings & weld symbols, and use measuring tools to accurately execute welding tasks.
  • Operate fabrication/shop equipment including welding tools, saws, grinders, shears, presses, cranes, forklifts, and rigging equipment.
  • Ensure all welds meet engineering specifications and company quality standards.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment by adhering to safety protocols and OSHA regulations.
  • Maintain welding equipment and tools to ensure they are in good working condition.

Requirements

  • Experienced and/or proficient at welding, within manufacturing or production environments preferred.
  • Proficient in reading fabrication/blueprint drawings and weld symbols.
  • Experience within large structural welding and heavy fabrication preferred.
  • Ability to work in a physically demanding environment and lift 50+ lbs.
  • AWS welding certification (or ability to obtain upon hire) preferred.
  • Proficient in basic math skills, measurements and calculations necessary for precise fabrication work.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Night-Shift hours are from 4:30 p.m. until 3:00 a.m; Monday through Thursday.
  • People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.
  • Work Location: In person
  • Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Yankton, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, whose middle half runs $23–$29/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Yankton, SD

Yankton, SD currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 40 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Yankton, or widen the search to South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Maguire (5), Vermeer Corporation (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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG 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. 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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.