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Job Description

Overview

Great Plains Manufacturing is seeking a 1st Shift Welder to join their team at the Construction Equipment facility in Salina, KS. The position involves working Monday through Thursday with potential overtime on Fridays.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead positions.
  • Operate various welding robots.
  • Lift heavy parts throughout the shift.
  • Clean, repair and examine welds as needed.
  • Conduct quality checks throughout the shift.
  • Follow all Great Plains and OSHA safety regulations and wear prescribed PPE as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned that require other qualifications, physical demands, and/or work environment.

Requirements

  • Understand team concepts and be a strong team player.
  • High standard for quality and detail.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Availability to work overtime.
  • Working knowledge of MIG welding operations and ability to pass weld test as required.
  • Open to Lean Manufacturing and implementation of change.

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Overtime on Fridays as required.
  • Location is Salina, KS.
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How this job compares in Salina, KS

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Kansas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$34/hr across 8 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 Salina, KS

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Salina, KS, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 22 other active welding openings from 17 employers. Browse welding jobs across Kansas.

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Kansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Kansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Schuff Steel (2), Boeing (2), and Examinetics (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.

Similar openings near Salina, KS

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.