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Overview

North American Construction Services, Ltd. is hiring a full-time Welder/Fitter to join their team in Pinson/Birmingham, AL. The company specializes in innovative engineering, fabrication, and construction in the field of industrial thermal processes, providing fully-integrated, turnkey solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications using measuring devices.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and fabrication drawings.
  • Assemble parts via tack welding or bolting.
  • Perform mathematical calculations as needed.
  • Add bracing for welding as necessary.
  • Complete travelers and sign required documentation.
  • Lay out required lines and ensure inspection prior to fitting.
  • Check dimensions on parts and remove contaminants prior to fitting.
  • Maintain fit-up tolerances without supervisor approval.
  • Clean dog marks and broken tack welds prior to Quality Control inspection.
  • Mark weld symbols on assemblies and lay out skip welds.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years of structural plate fitting experience.
  • Previous experience in heavy manufacturing environments.
  • Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints.
  • Strong layout, measuring, and mathematical skills.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in 3G Vertical Groove Welding using FCAW.
  • Must pass a Blueprint Reading Test as part of pre-employment qualification.
  • Must pass a 3G FCAW Welding Test as part of pre-employment qualification.
  • Ability to produce welds that meet quality and inspection standards.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Pinson/Birmingham, AL
  • Employment contingent upon background check and drug screen.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Birmingham, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, where the middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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 Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 71 other active welding openings from 47 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Birmingham, or widen the search to Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austal USA (5), Staffmark (5), and Blue Origin (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 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

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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