Job Description

Overview

Weyerhaeuser Idabel Lumber mill is accepting applications for part-time Temporary Welders. We are seeking individuals who are committed to safety, have a positive attitude, excellent work ethic, and a desire to work in a manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

  • Perform metal fabrication and structural welding.
  • Commit to observing all safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

  • Stable employment history with a minimum of three years' experience in Industrial Mechanical work.
  • Must be willing and able to work weekends as operating conditions require.
  • Ability to perform essential job functions such as climbing stairs and ladders, navigating catwalks, lifting/pushing 50lbs, stooping, and bending.
  • Use aerial work platforms, fork trucks, and manlifts at all heights and locations in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to work in extreme temperatures throughout the plant for the assigned shift.
  • Must be willing and able to fit test and wear a respirator as required.
  • Basic computer experience is required.
  • Ability to perform welding and proficient use of cutting tools.
  • Must be able to successfully pass a structural welding test.
  • Successful completion of post-offer background check, physical, and drug screen.
  • Vocational or technical school certificate is required.
  • Experience with SAP or other Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is preferred.
  • Knowledge of fire protection systems is preferred.

Additional Information

  • Weekend work up to 30 hours per week.
  • This position is designated as safety-sensitive and subject to pre-employment testing for cannabis.

How this job compares in Idabel, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% 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 Idabel, OK

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Idabel, OK, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 64 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (7), Hayden Industrial (6), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Broken Arrow at $27/hr, and Tulsa at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Idabel, OK

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