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Job Description

Overview

Rack Builders Industrial, Inc. is looking for dependable, hardworking Welders to join our manufacturing team in Palmyra, MO.

Responsibilities

  • Fit and weld steel parts using MIG welding processes
  • Read and interpret blueprints and drawings
  • Set up and work with welding fixtures
  • Use a tape measure accurately to 1/16"
  • Inspect welds and finished products for quality
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area
  • Work as part of a team to meet production goals

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience preferred
  • Ability to read a tape measure and basic blueprints
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. and stand or bend for extended periods
  • Dependable attendance and a strong work ethic
  • High school or equivalent (Preferred)
  • MIG welding: 1 year (Preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Accident Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday 5am-3:30pm, some Saturdays
  • Work Location: In person
  • 401(k) eligibility after 1 year of employment

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Accident Insurance
Life Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Palmyra, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 50 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Palmyra, MO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Palmyra, MO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 88 other active welding openings from 63 employers. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Leonardo DRS (5), Veterans Health Administration (4), and QPS Employment Group (4). 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. 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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