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Job Description

Overview

The Entry Welder position requires MIG welding on steel materials, with a focus on quality and defect correction. After training, welders will work under supervision while adhering to company standards.

Responsibilities

  • Performs MIG welding on steel materials.
  • Positions and arranges parts and components for welding by prints provided.
  • Inspects work and fixes any defects as required.
  • Responsible for keeping work area clean.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum Degree Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Welding certification preferred but not required.
  • Basic understanding of welding machine controls and functions.
  • Ability to apply a MIG weld per company standards and within required takt time.
  • Ability to do rudimentary maintenance on welding equipment.
  • Ability to read and comprehend scheduled and model prints.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Full-time position.
  • Work environment includes outside and inside with extreme heat, humidity, noise, dust, and fumes.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Ozark, MO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$29/hr across 48 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 Ozark, MO

Ozark, MO currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 83 other active welding openings from 56 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Ozark, or widen the search to Missouri.

Bass Pro Shops currently has 4 other openings live in Missouri, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Leonardo DRS (5), Aerotek (5), and Bass Pro Shops (4). 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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