Stainless TIG Welder - 1st Shift
Location
Springfield, MO
Posted on October 15, 2026
Location
Springfield, MO
Posted on October 15, 2026
Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse Group–the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles-New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems serving customers around the globe. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.
New York Air Brake is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Position Title
Welder
Reports To
Production Manager
Essential Duties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Fitting, fabricating, and welding parts for assembly. Use of diagrams, blueprints, or instructions to fit, tack and weld product. Operation of Press Brake, Punch Break and other fabricating equipment. Identify serviceable vs. non-serviceable parts during the assembly process. Follow procedural guidelines during the fitting/welding process. Proper use of power and manual tools. Proper use of calibrated gauges, power and manual torquing devices.
Skills And Competencies
Technical Capacity Proven skills in Tig Welding, including stainless steel. Proven skills in welding with GMAW, FCAW and/or GTAW processes Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with assistance. Knowledge of generally accepted best practices and theory. Good mechanical skills Attention to detail. Knowledge of shop use of measuring devices. Basic knowledge of quantitative methods/statistical procedures and graphic skills. Communication Proficiency Organization Skills Time Management
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
The employee will be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt etc. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Required Education And Experience
High school diploma or equivalent One to Two years of related experience.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 47 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Springfield, MO currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 55 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Springfield, or widen the search to Missouri.
The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Kansas City, MO (6), QPS Employment Group (6), and Leonardo DRS (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.
See all stainless steel welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
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