Experienced Manual Welder
Location
Gothenburg, NE
Wage
$21/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
TIG Welding
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Posted on October 21, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Wearparts Tillage Tools is seeking an experienced manual welder to join their day shift team. The role involves using a manual welder for hard facing tillage replacement parts, assembly, and fabrication work while adhering to health and safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Read blueprints, drawings, and take measurements to plan layout and procedure
- Determine the appropriate welding equipment and method based on requirements
- Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded
- Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions
- Safely operate forklift and pallet jack
- Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety
Requirements
- Experience with welding required
- Experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures (TIG, MMA, etc.)
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.
- Positive 'can-do' attitude
- Knowledge of relative safety standards
- Current Driver’s License
Benefits
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- PTO
- Retirement plan
- Vision
Additional Information
- Full-time position
- Work hours are from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
- Work location is in person
Benefits
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Retirement plan
Vision
How this job compares in Gothenburg, NE
Pay in context
At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska, where the middle half runs $22–$28/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Gothenburg, NE
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Gothenburg, NE, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 49 other active welding openings from 40 employers. Browse welding jobs across Nebraska.
The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Drake-Williams Steel (3), Valmont Industries, Inc. (2), 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 TIG. 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. Experienced Manual Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.