Welder/Fabricator
Location
Russellville, AR
Wage
$20/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core WeldingPIPE
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Posted on October 29, 2026
Job Description
Overview
As a Welder/Fabricator, you’ll turn technical drawings and material specifications into accurately fabricated, assembled metal components. You’ll use welding and fabrication methods across shop or construction settings.
Responsibilities
- Read blueprints and interpret mechanical drawings, technical drawings, and specifications.
- Weld and fabricate metal materials, including sheet metal, using various welding methods as assigned.
- Measure, verify dimensions and apply basic math and shop math to meet specifications.
- Follow safety protocols; support rigging and crane or forklift operations.
Requirements
- Mechanical knowledge and experience in welding, metal fabrication, mechanical fabrication, or sheet metal fabrication.
- Construction site, construction, manufacturing, or fabrication shop experience is useful.
- Ability to read blueprints and apply mechanical blueprint interpretation, basic math, and shop math.
- Familiarity with American Welding Society (AWS) standards and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes and standards is preferred.
- Experience with MIG, TIG, FCAW, SMAW, machining, plasma cutting, pipe threading, soldering, rigging, cranes, or forklifts is an asset.
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision
Additional Information
- Pay determined by experience.
- Must pass drug test.
- Work Location: In person.
Benefits
401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Vision
How this job compares in Russellville, AR
Pay in context
At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Arkansas, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% 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 Russellville, AR
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Russellville, 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 43 other active welding openings from 36 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.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.
See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Certifications this posting mentions
- ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.
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