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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Welder/Fabricator. In this role, you will be responsible for fabricating, welding, and repairing a variety of jobs. If you thrive on hands-on work and problem-solving we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

  • Use hand tools, power tools, plasma cutters, press brake machines, and other fabrication equipment to shape and assemble metal parts.
  • Operate telehandlers and overhead cranes.
  • Maintain a clean and organized workspace.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in MIG welding and plasma cutting techniques.
  • Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, press brake machines and machining equipment.

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person
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How this job compares in Kearney, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Nebraska, where the middle half runs $24–$27/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Kearney, NE

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Kearney, 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 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 welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.