MIG Welder

Location

Springville, AL

Wage

$21.51 – $21.52/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on October 28, 2026

Job Description

Now hiring for a Welder

Location: Springville, AL

Pay Rate: $21.52 per hour

Schedule: 1st Shift | Monday-Friday | 6:00 AM – 2:20 PM

MIG Welders Wanted – Get Ready to Make Sparks Fly

Looking for Welder jobs in Springville where your welding skills help build quality products? This opportunity lets you apply your craftsmanship to fabricate, join, and repair metal components while supporting safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today. This opportunity is based on a MIG Welder career path and is being offered by Staffmark to qualified candidates.

Education Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Vocational training, welding certification, or technical education is beneficial.

Experience Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year of MIG welding experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Experience reading blueprints and following welding procedures required.
  • Ability to use measuring tools such as calipers, tape measures, and weld gauges.

Job Duties

  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and welding procedures.
  • Set up welding equipment and select proper settings based on material specifications.
  • Perform MIG welding on steel, aluminum, and stainless steel components.
  • Inspect completed welds to ensure quality standards and specifications are met.
  • Operate grinders, cutting torches, and other fabrication tools.
  • Prepare, finish, and assemble welded parts as needed.
  • Perform routine equipment inspections and basic maintenance.
  • Follow all safety procedures and wear required PPE.
  • Work with team members and supervisors to meet production goals.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in manufacturing, fabrication, structural welding, or production environments is preferred.
  • Experience using grinders, saws, cutting equipment, and metal fabrication tools is beneficial.
  • Knowledge of weld inspection, blueprint interpretation, and quality control procedures is considered an asset.
  • Individuals who demonstrate craftsmanship, dependability, and a commitment to continuous improvement are well positioned for success as a Welder.

Physical Capabilities

  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and work in welding positions throughout the shift.
  • Ability to lift metal components, materials, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to safely wear welding helmets, gloves, and required personal protective equipment.
  • Ability to safely work around welding equipment, sparks, heat, and fabrication machinery while following established safety procedures.

Benefits

  • Competitive Weekly Pay
  • Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
  • Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
  • Safety-Focused Manufacturing Environment with opportunities for skill development and career growth.

“The staff is great at keeping me up to date on job openings” -Donna, Staffmark Associate

Fire up your career. Apply now and weld your future.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Springville, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, where the middle half runs $21–$34/hr across 40 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% 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 Springville, AL

Springville, AL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 57 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

Staffmark currently has 5 other openings live in Alabama, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (7), Austal USA (5), and Staffmark (5). 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 MIG welder 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. MIG Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.