Welder
Location
Hastings, NE
Wage
$17.5/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG Welding
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Posted on October 26, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Associated Staffing is hiring a MIG Welder for a manufacturing facility in Hastings, NE. This is a great opportunity for a dependable individual with welding or manufacturing experience who is interested in working with automated and robotic welding equipment.
Responsibilities
- Set up and operate MIG welding equipment in a manufacturing environment.
- Work with automated and robotic welding systems to complete production tasks.
- Monitor welding machines to ensure proper operation and consistent weld quality.
- Inspect finished components for quality and accuracy.
- Follow production instructions and workplace safety procedures.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Requirements
- Previous MIG welding, machine operation or manufacturing experience preferred.
- Ability to operate and monitor automated production equipment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
- Ability to follow instructions and work in a team-oriented environment.
- Dependable with excellent attendance and a strong work ethic.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401k
- PTO
Additional Information
- Location: Hastings, NE
- Schedule: Monday – Friday | 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Job Type: Full-Time | Temp-to-Hire
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
Health Insurance
401k
PTO
How this job compares in Hastings, NE
Pay in context
At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 27% 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 7% 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 Hastings, NE
Hastings, NE currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 49 other active welding openings from 40 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Hastings, or widen the search to 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.
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