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Job Description

Overview

Land Pride, a division of Great Plains Manufacturing, is seeking a 1st Shift Welder for their Abilene West facility in Abilene, KS. The position involves working Monday through Thursday with potential overtime on Fridays.

Responsibilities

  • Load fixtures and weld parts as required
  • Safely use all tools necessary for the position
  • Maintain inventory accuracy at all times
  • Read blueprints and utilize AWS weld symbols as required for the position
  • Consistently achieve quality welds while staying on production schedule
  • Follow all Great Plains and OSHA safety regulations and wear prescribed PPE as required

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience and ability to pass weld test, as required
  • Ability to give strong attention to detail and stay on-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Good understanding of team concepts and be a strong team player
  • Ability to read blueprints and recognize AWS weld symbols
  • Ability to safely use hand and power tools and welding equipment
  • Capable of embracing a culture of Lean Manufacturing and willing to accept/implement change

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Overtime on Fridays as required
  • Location: Abilene, KS
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How this job compares in Abilene, KS

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Kansas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$34/hr across 8 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 Abilene, KS

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Abilene, KS, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 23 other active welding openings from 15 employers. Browse welding jobs across Kansas.

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Kansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Kansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Schuff Steel (3), Tallgrass (2), and Boeing (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 MIG. 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.

Similar openings near Abilene, KS

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.