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Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Welder/Fabricator to join our dynamic manufacturing and construction team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee welding and fabrication operations, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise welding and fabrication teams to meet project deadlines and quality benchmarks.
  • Interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and mechanical blueprints to guide fabrication processes.
  • Perform advanced welding techniques including MIG, TIG, FCAW, and SMAW in accordance with AWS standards.
  • Operate measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and shop math to ensure precise fabrication dimensions.
  • Utilize power tools, hand tools, plasma cutters, and machining equipment for cutting, shaping, and assembling metal components.
  • Maintain strict adherence to safety protocols while working on construction sites or within fabrication shops.
  • Collaborate with project managers and engineers to interpret technical drawings and ensure fabrication accuracy.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in construction site environments with a strong background in metal fabrication and welding operations.
  • Proficiency in reading blueprints, technical drawings, and interpreting mechanical diagrams.
  • Skilled in various welding techniques including MIG, TIG, FCAW, SMAW, and gas metal arc welding.
  • Familiarity with measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and shop math for precise fabrication work.
  • Mechanical knowledge of metal materials, sheet metal fabrication processes, and manufacturing standards.
  • Ability to operate power tools, hand tools, plasma cutters, soldering equipment, and machining devices safely and effectively.
  • Strong understanding of safety protocols relevant to construction sites and fabrication shops.
  • Experience with construction projects involving ductwork or mechanical assembly is preferred.
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to coordinate teams and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Additional Information

  • Pay: From $32.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 50.0 – 80.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person
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How this job compares in Montevallo, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama — toward the top of a $21–$34/hr middle band drawn from 44 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% 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 Montevallo, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Montevallo, 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 96 other active welding openings from 60 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (9), Austal USA (8), and Staffmark (4). 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, TIG, Stick, 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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