Job Description

Overview

The Boat Trailer Welder is responsible for welding, cutting, and brazing metal pieces using various techniques and equipment. The role requires a high school diploma, welding certification, and at least one year of experience in a similar facility.

Responsibilities

  • Plans details of work order procedures and gathers required tools and materials.
  • Repairs and fabricates items using cutting, burning, and welding techniques.
  • Monitors welding and fitting processes to prevent overheating or damage.
  • Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Notifies supervisor of faulty equipment or defective materials.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
  • Welding certification from Technical College or Trade School.
  • 1 year welding experience at a similar facility preferred.
  • Minimum of 6 months in role as Entry Welder at current facility.
  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship or in-company training program required.
  • Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding.
  • Basic understanding of design techniques and tools for technical plans.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics related to welding assignments.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and perform various physical tasks.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Flippin, AR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arkansas currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$30/hr across 24 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 Flippin, AR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Flippin, AR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 35 employers. Browse welding jobs across Arkansas.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (3), Systems, LLC. (3), and L&L Metal Fabrication (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Flippin, AR

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