Job Description

Overview

Intermark Steel specializes in the design, fabrication, and installation of custom steel stairs, railings, and structural components for commercial construction. The company is AISC Certified and serves various sectors, including airports, healthcare, hospitality, and commercial office buildings.

Responsibilities

  • Complete tasks related to structural iron and steel fabrication.
  • Report to Fabrication Foreman.
  • Operate Saws, Brakes, Presses, and Burn Table.
  • Operate Forklift and Overhead Cranes.
  • Handle materials.
  • Perform grinding.
  • Maintain cleanup and housekeeping.
  • Unload and shake out raw steel from trucks to designated areas.
  • Complete apprentice self-study modules until Journeyman certification is obtained.
  • Lift, carry, push, and/or pull 1 – 70lbs frequently.
  • Squat/kneel, bend/stoop, twist/turn, grasp/reach overhead and outward frequently.
  • Work in a fast-paced construction environment while wearing required protective equipment.

Requirements

  • 1 Year steel fabrication experience (Preferred).
  • High school or equivalent (Required).
  • Ability to meet physical requirements of job including working at heights up to 15', long periods of standing, walking, bending, climbing, welding, using hand tools, wearing safety harness and tool belt, exposure to weather.

Benefits

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

Additional Info

  • Application must include a five (5) year uninterrupted work history and all employers for the last 10 years.
  • Personal references should be included.
  • A resume and any applicable certificates may be attached.
  • Pay dependent on experience.
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Rapid City, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, where the middle half runs $24–$41/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% 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 Rapid City, SD

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Rapid City, SD right now, from 7 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 54 other active welding openings from 41 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Rapid City, or widen the search to South Dakota.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Maguire (4), MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company (3), and Harvard Integrations (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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