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Job Description

Overview

General Labor Services (GLS Staffing) is seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator for our client in King George, VA. The Welder/Fabricator is a hands-on position responsible for building rails, tacking forms, performing form maintenance and repairs, and supporting fabrication shop activities to ensure quality precast concrete production.

Responsibilities

  • Build rails and fabricate components to specifications.
  • Tack forms and perform form maintenance and repairs.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and fabrication plans.
  • Operate welding and fabrication equipment safely and efficiently.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.

Requirements

  • Previous welding and fabrication experience required.
  • Ability to read and interpret detailed drawings and blueprints.
  • Experience with MIG welding and metal fabrication preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to stand, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures.

Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $28.00/hour
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
  • Stable, full-time opportunity
  • Expected hours: 40.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person
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How this job compares in Fredericksburg, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $25–$41/hr across 94 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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 Fredericksburg, VA

Fredericksburg, VA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 163 other active welding openings from 82 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (14), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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