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Overview

We are seeking skilled and motivated Fitter/Welders to join our fabrication team. This position is responsible for fitting, assembling, and welding components used in the manufacturing of process equipment and vessels, with pay ranging from $20.00 to $32.00 per hour based on experience.

Responsibilities

  • Fit, assemble, and weld fabricated components according to engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Clamp, hold, tack weld, grind, and bolt components into position for welding.
  • Analyze blueprints and fabrication drawings to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
  • Perform layout and fit-up of vessel shells, heads, nozzles, supports, couplings, and structural components.
  • Interpret weld symbols, dimensions, tolerances, and fabrication requirements.
  • Develop templates and layouts using mathematical calculations and blueprint information.
  • Measure completed workpieces to ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements.
  • Prepare materials for welding through grinding, cleaning, beveling, alignment, and fit-up.
  • Perform welding processes including GMAW (MIG), FCAW (Flux Core), and GTAW (TIG) when required.
  • Inspect workpieces and welds for defects and dimensional accuracy.
  • Remove rough spots and finish components using grinders, hand tools, and fabrication equipment.
  • Complete production and quality documentation accurately and timely.
  • Safely operate cranes, forklifts, and material-handling equipment when authorized.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Follow all company safety policies, welding procedures, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and fabrication drawings.
  • Ability to use levels, tape measures, protractors, squares, straightedges, and other measuring tools.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Technical degree or vocational certificate in Welding (preferred).
  • Experience with vessel fabrication, structural fabrication, or industrial manufacturing (preferred).
  • Forklift and crane operation experience (preferred).
  • Level I: 1+ year of welding and fabrication experience.
  • Level II: 2 to 4 years of welding and fabrication experience.
  • Level III: 3 to 5+ years of advanced fabrication and welding experience.
  • Ability to pass applicable welding tests for MIG and Flux Core processes (Level I).
  • Ability to pass applicable welding tests for TIG, MIG, and Flux Core processes (Level II).
  • Experience fitting and welding large vessels or complex fabricated assemblies (Level III).
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision (Level III).
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
  • Frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, reaching, climbing, and working around large fabricated components.
  • Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work in a non-temperature-controlled manufacturing environment.
  • Pass a background check (non-violent offenses considered).
  • Pass a full-panel drug screen.
  • Must be able to work in a safety-sensitive environment.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
  • Four-day work week.
  • Overtime opportunities available.
  • Stable, growing manufacturing environment.
  • Opportunity for advancement through welding and fabrication experience.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Vision
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How this job compares in Sand Springs, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 63 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Sand Springs, OK

Sand Springs, OK currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 64 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sand Springs, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HireCall (7), American StaffCorp Job Board (6), and Alfa Laval (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

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.

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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. Fitter/Welder | Day Shift | $20-$32 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.