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Overview

Join our dynamic team in the joist shop where you will begin by mastering machinery operation before advancing to welding training. This position promises growth opportunities and requires dedication to achieving high-quality results.

Responsibilities

  • Operate welding machines and other machinery.
  • Monitor machinery to ensure it functions correctly.
  • Work collaboratively in an assembly line to produce joists.
  • Read and interpret schematics to assemble joists accurately.
  • Participate in training sessions to improve skills and knowledge.
  • Handle material and conduct cleaning tasks as required.
  • Perform touch-up painting using standard techniques.

Requirements

  • Experience with MIG, TIG, or Stick welding is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with weld machine operation.
  • Proficiency in using hand tools and tape measures.
  • Ability to work in a heavy industrial environment.
  • Prior experience in trades or relevant schooling.
  • Reliability and strong attendance record.
  • Adaptability to working in varying temperature conditions.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Point of Rocks, MD.
  • The pay range for this position is $21.17 - $24.17/hr.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Point of Rocks, MD.
  • This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2026.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Point of Rocks, MD

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Maryland, where the middle half runs $23–$38/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 21% 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 Point of Rocks, MD

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Point of Rocks, MD, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Maryland as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 31 employers. Browse welding jobs across Maryland.

The most active employers in Maryland at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Dixon Valve (2), Better Engineering (2), and U.S. Coast Guard (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, TIG, and Stick work. 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. 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. Joist Shop (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.