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Job Description

Overview

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa Subsidiary, is hiring Fitter/Welders for their plant in Steele, AL. The role involves using welding equipment to join and repair metal parts according to blueprints and schematics.

Responsibilities

  • Repair welds
  • Assist with the completion of tasks to meet deadlines
  • Apply appropriate welding processes to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics, and sketches using manual, automatic welding and/or semi-automatic welding equipment
  • Weld clips and hardware
  • Perform full penetration welds to weld ends to poles or channels
  • Operate grinding equipment
  • May lay out and mark weld points on parts or subassemblies
  • May position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools
  • Maintain quality and efficiency
  • Observe all standard safety practices
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year of experience
  • Flux Core experience preferred
  • Ability to perform horizontal and vertical welds preferred
  • Ability to perform multi-pass welds
  • Ability to perform 'C' (circumference) welds
  • Ability to maintain 90% pass rate on UT inspection
  • Ability to maintain good attendance
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How this job compares in Steele, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$34/hr across 42 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 Steele, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Steele, AL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 93 other active welding openings from 56 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (10), Austal USA (10), and Staffmark (5). 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.

Similar openings near Steele, AL

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