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Overview

Standard Iron has been a leader in contract manufacturing for over 90 years, delivering quality products and innovative solutions to customers across a variety of industries. They are seeking dependable and detail-oriented Robotic Welders to operate and monitor robotic welding equipment to produce high-quality metal components.

Responsibilities

  • Operate robotic welding systems to weld metal parts according to specifications
  • Load and unload parts, fixtures, and materials into robotic cells
  • Perform basic programming adjustments and troubleshoot minor equipment issues
  • Inspect finished welds to ensure quality standards and compliance with blueprints
  • Complete required documentation, including production counts and quality checks
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area
  • Follow all safety procedures and wear required PPE

Requirements

  • 5+ years of production robotic welding experience preferred
  • Ability to pass a 3G Vertical Up weld test using .035 solid wire with pulse welding
  • Basic understanding of blueprints and welding specifications
  • Experience with MIG and pulse welding processes
  • Ability to set up and adjust welding equipment
  • Experience using inspection and measuring tools
  • Ability to lift up to 60 lbs

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Pay Range: $22.00-$34.00 per hour
  • First Shift: Monday – Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • 4-Day Work Week

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Grand Island, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska — toward the top of a $20–$27/hr middle band drawn from 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Grand Island, NE

Grand Island, NE currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 49 other active welding openings from 38 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Grand Island, or widen the search to Nebraska.

The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valmont Industries, Inc. (5), Drake-Williams Steel (3), and Standard Iron (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.

See all robotic welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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