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Overview

We are currently hiring Commercial Sheet Metal Mechanics in Ft. Smith, AR for ongoing projects. Travelers welcome! Pay is up to $30 per hour based on experience and skill set and $100/day per diem.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and layout plans.
  • Install commercial ductwork, including spiral/round and rectangular systems, along with associated hangers and supports.
  • Accurately measure, cut, and assemble Sheet Metal materials.
  • Maintain job site safety and follow OSHA standards.

Requirements

  • Experience as a Commercial HVAC/Sheet Metal Mechanic.
  • Hands-on experience installing and working with VAVS.
  • Physically capable of lifting 50+ lbs. and performing required jobsite tasks.
  • Reliable transportation and strong attendance record.
  • Must provide own tools and PPE.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 50-60 hours a week.
  • Must be able to pass background check.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Fort Smith, AR

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Arkansas — toward the top of a $20–$29/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith, AR currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 35 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fort Smith, or widen the search to 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.

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