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Job Description

Overview

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. The New Tank Field Welder will weld, cut, and braze metal pieces and products for the construction and erection of new water towers and tanks, requiring good knowledge of welding techniques and the ability to produce quality work.

Responsibilities

  • Plans details of work order procedures and gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications.
  • Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
  • Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged.
  • Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.

Requirements

  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship or successful completion of an in-company, three-year training program required.
  • Must be able to pass a company weld test.
  • Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including designs, uses, maintenance and repair.
  • Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models and blueprints.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
  • Adhere to Maguire’s Personal Protective Equipment Policy and Safety Programs.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to work outside in both a hot and cold environment.
  • Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.
  • Must have enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.
  • Must be able to see details at close range.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
  • Must be able to traverse construction sites by climbing, balancing, lifting, walking, stooping, and carrying materials.
  • Must be able to climb up to heights of 200 feet.
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How this job compares in Sioux Falls, SD

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Dakota currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$32/hr across 30 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 Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls, SD currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 51 other active welding openings from 37 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sioux Falls, or widen the search to South Dakota.

Maguire currently has 2 other openings live in South Dakota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Vermeer Corporation (3), Aerotek (3), and MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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