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Overview

Steward Machine Company is a multi-generation family-owned business with over 100 years of history, specializing in fabrication and welding services with extensive lifting capacity and large CNC machinery. They are committed to quality and have a proven track record of on-time deliveries.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms.
  • Utilize tools such as straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers for precision.
  • Perform tack-welding of components using FCAW, SMAW, or other specialized welding equipment.
  • Adhere to applicable welding procedures, including AWS and AISC standards.
  • Execute tack welds at various elevations and positions.
  • Prepare materials for welding by chipping, peening, and grinding surfaces.
  • Perform high-quality welding on structural materials under stringent tolerances.
  • Utilize heat or flame to straighten materials.
  • Conduct gouging and scarfing operations as required.
  • Complete and pass the Tack welding test in accordance with AWS D1.5 standards.
  • Interpret and execute tasks based on instructions, prints, sketches, and work orders.
  • Read and interpret complex blueprints for optimal fitting operations.
  • Direct and assist in handling and spreading materials according to detailed drawings.
  • Lay out work lines or set up jigs for precise material positioning.
  • Ensure all work conforms to engineering drawings and specified notes.
  • Maintain material integrity by cleaning surfaces through grinding or chipping.
  • Use Oxy-Fuel/Plasma for burning, coping, beveling, and straightening materials.
  • Apply spot paints for clear identification marks.
  • Move materials to and from the work area and position component parts as needed.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
  • Demonstrate understanding of safety rules and report equipment malfunctions.

Additional Information

  • Position is based at Plants 2 and 3 in Birmingham, Alabama and Bainbridge, Ga.
  • Working conditions include exposure to various elements of an industrial environment.

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How this job compares in Bainbridge, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 95 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 Bainbridge, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bainbridge, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 268 other active welding openings from 144 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.5 — the Bridge Welding Code, jointly published by AWS and AASHTO. It is stricter than D1.1 on fracture toughness and inspection, and is required on most state and federal bridge work.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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