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Overview

The Structural Welder/Fitter position in Big Lake, AK requires general knowledge of fabrication and multiple welding processes. The role involves examining welds, cleaning joints, and using fabrication tools, with a focus on safety and teamwork.

Responsibilities

  • Examine weld for size and specifications.
  • Clean weld joint or work piece.
  • Chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
  • Preheat work piece with hand torch when required.
  • Use fabrication tools to perform layout and erect.
  • Work from ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
  • Perform other duties pertinent to the department's success.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent or ten years of Structural Welder/Fitter experience.
  • Minimum one year experience as a Structural Welder/Fitter.
  • Ability to pass structural welding tests in 3G and 4G positions.
  • Wire feed flux core experience is a must.
  • Knowledge of industrial construction and related equipment.
  • Driver's license and acceptable driving record preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Work environment includes high, precarious places and extreme cold.
  • Shifts vary from 8 to 12 hours and from 5 to 7 days a week.
  • Steel toed boots are required.
  • Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Benefits

Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Big Lake, AK

The local market in Big Lake, AK

Big Lake, AK is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Alaska as a whole we're tracking 4 other active welding openings from 2 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Alaska.

NANA Regional Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Alaska, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alaska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (3). 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 Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. 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.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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