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VRC Metal Systems

Welder

Location

Box Elder, SD

Wage

$26 – $30/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Flux-Core WeldingSteelStainless Steel6GPIPE
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Posted on November 2, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves welding, fabricating, and hydro testing of ASME Pressure Vessels and Process Piping. The role requires adherence to safety protocols and the ability to perform various welding techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Perform 6G pipe certification in both carbon and stainless steel GMAW/FCAW processes
  • Perform carbon and stainless-steel Sub Arc plate certification
  • Routinely use plasma cutter, angle grinder and other hand tools
  • Use proper procedures to layout, cut, fit and weld pressure vessels and piping
  • Prepare vessels for hydro testing, including capping, filling and tear down

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Associate degree in Welding or Manufacturing required
  • 5 years’ experience with ASME Code required
  • Ability to read and correctly interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, work instructions, procedure manuals, blueprints
  • Ability to write and complete routine job travelers and time cards
  • Ability to develop and maintain a professional working relationship with all team members
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
  • Ability to read and interpret design documents and schematics

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Disability Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • On-the-job Training
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Expected hours: 40.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person
  • Ability to commute: Box Elder, SD 57719 (Required)
  • Ability to relocate: Box Elder, SD 57719: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Benefits

401k
Dental
Disability Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
On-the-job Training
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Box Elder, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, whose middle half runs $22–$41/hr across 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Box Elder, SD

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Box Elder, SD, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 42 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Maguire (4), 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 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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