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American Ag Systems

Fabricator/Welder (I, II, III) – Build Solutions That Keep Processing Plants Running

Location

Salem, OR

Wage

$26 – $31/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on November 5, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Fabricator/Welder (I, II, III) position at American Ag Systems involves building solutions for agricultural and industrial processing facilities. The role offers a variety of tasks, from fabricating custom components to installing processing equipment, ensuring that each day presents new challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and build components for agricultural and processing equipment
  • Weld, grind, fit, and assemble custom systems
  • Read and work from drawings/CAD designs
  • Work both independently and with a team

Requirements

  • 3+ years of fabrication/welding experience
  • Ability to read a measuring tape and perform common math
  • Ability to read drawings and work accurately
  • Strong work ethic and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Willingness to learn and adapt
  • Valid driver's license
  • Bonus if experience with processing or ag equipment

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Occasional travel of about 2-4 trips per year, 1-2 weeks at a time
  • Mix of shop work and occasional field work
  • Fast-paced, hands-on environment

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Salem, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Oregon, whose middle half runs $26–$32/hr across 11 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 Salem, OR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Salem, OR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 72 other active welding openings from 48 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON (3), and Peninsula Iron Works (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 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.

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

Similar openings near Salem, OR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator/Welder (I, II, III) – Build Solutions That Keep Processing Plants Running figures were last recalculated when this page was built.