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Job Description

Overview

Valmont is a Fortune 1000 company that impacts millions globally by advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining infrastructure. The Welder I position in the Global Utility Division involves welding metal components to fabricate or repair products according to layouts and blueprints.

Responsibilities

  • Weld metal components together using brazing and various arc and gas welding equipment.
  • Perform structural welding operations for steel electrical poles and substations.
  • Interpret blueprints and written specifications to determine operation sequence.
  • Move pole shafts and materials using an overhead crane.
  • Participate in department safety initiatives and demonstrate safe work practices.
  • Learn and apply Valmont fitting processes within the first 6–12 months.

Requirements

  • One month of previous hands-on welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
  • Successful completion of an internal welding test.
  • Ability to perform basic math functions.
  • Working knowledge of fixturing and weld setup parameters.
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.
  • Ability to read and comprehend blueprints including weld requirement symbology.
  • One year of previous experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Employer paid life insurance
  • Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

Additional Information

  • Available shifts include 2nd shift Monday to Thursday 5:00pm - 3:30am, 4th shift Friday to Sunday 5:00am - 5:00pm, and 5th shift Friday to Sunday 5:00pm - 5:00am.
  • Starting pay is $26.24/hr with potential to reach $28.60/hr by 6-month anniversary.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
Employer paid life insurance
Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
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How this job compares in Tulsa, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Tulsa, OK, whose middle half runs $24–$32/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Tulsa, OK

We're tracking 34 other active welding openings in Tulsa, OK right now, from 22 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 68 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tulsa, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (8), Hayden Industrial (5), and Chart Industries, Inc. (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $28/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. Tulsa is among them.

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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