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Overview

The Welder 1 position at Greenbrier involves performing quality welding of parts and fixtures in the railcar manufacturing process. Greenbrier is a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services, emphasizing safety, quality, and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Fits, aligns, and clamps railcar parts to prepare for welding.
  • Cleans and preps surface area to be welded using a grinder or hand tools.
  • Performs manual or semi-automatic arc welding of railcar parts and assemblies.
  • Follows weld procedures outlined in Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Visually inspects welds, repairs defective welds, and performs minor repairs to welding equipment.
  • Performs occasional air, arc or flame cutting to repair defective welds.
  • Ensures that safety and housekeeping standards are met.

Requirements

  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to work independently or with a team.
  • Ability to complete and pass weld qualifications testing after training.
  • High School diploma or equivalent (preferred).
  • Experience using a manual or semi-automatic arc welder (preferred).
  • Experience operating a forklift or overhead crane (preferred).
  • Experience working in a production environment (preferred).
  • Ability to learn to operate a forklift and overhead crane.

Additional Information

  • Work environment includes heat/cold, wet/humid, dry/arid, dusty conditions, noise, moving machinery, and trip hazards.
  • Personal protective equipment is required, including hard hats and safety shoes.
  • Work may be required at heights above four feet or in confined spaces.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Marmaduke, AR

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Arkansas, where the middle half runs $20–$30/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 Marmaduke, AR

Marmaduke, AR currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 32 other active welding openings from 25 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Marmaduke, or widen the search to Arkansas.

The Greenbrier Companies currently has 1 other opening live in Arkansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Matrix Service Company (2), Guardian Rail, LLC (2), and Systems, LLC. (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Marmaduke, AR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (Entry Level-only) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.