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Overview

C&W Services is the industry leader in maintenance and janitorial programs for various facilities, ensuring smooth operations. The Welding and Waterblast Supervisor position in Blair, Nebraska, involves overseeing welding and waterblasting activities while ensuring safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Direct personnel in repairs and preventive maintenance on various equipment.
  • Perform vacuum waste and spilled product cleanup.
  • Water blast clean machines and areas, and lance clean lines and pipes.
  • Assist in formulating preventive maintenance standards and work procedures.
  • Provide work order feedback on discrepancies noted in service delivery.
  • Use hand tools and power tools daily, including welding and cutting torches.
  • Act as a liaison between Account Manager, Customers, and other C&W Services locations.
  • Prepare setup and coordinate training seminars and activities.

Requirements

  • Possess a high school degree or an approved GED.
  • TIG Pipe Welding experience in an industrial setting.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Current Drivers License.
  • Good facilitator skills and strong computer skills.
  • Interpersonal skills to effectively work with all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to lead work within cross-functional teams.
  • Knowledge of water blasting, vacuum trucks, welding, and pipefitting.

Benefits

  • Advancement opportunities
  • Training to work in a cutting-edge facility
  • Company provided safety apparel and uniforms

Additional Information

  • Weekly pay on Fridays
  • Work hours are Mon-Fri 7a-330p
  • Compensation ranges from $79,560.00 to $93,600.00 annually

Benefits

Advancement opportunities
Training to work in a cutting-edge facility
Company provided safety apparel and uniforms
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How this job compares in Blair, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 73% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska — toward the top of a $22–$28/hr middle band drawn from 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 Blair, NE

Blair, NE is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 49 other active welding openings from 40 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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. Welding and Waterblast Supervisor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.