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Overview

Ferrara/KME are premier manufacturers of fire trucks and emergency response vehicles, committed to safety, innovation, and quality. The Welder I position involves performing welds on components for custom vehicles, ensuring compliance with specifications and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Work from shop orders, specifications, prints, and instructions.
  • Review material and product requirements and ensure parts are cut and prepared as prescribed.
  • Set parts in assembly fixture and position them to ensure dimensional accuracy.
  • Select welding parameters per specified weld procedures and work in teams to minimize unit distortion.
  • Fit, tack, and weld joints in specific locations to ensure compliance with weld specifications.
  • Manipulate large, heavy units as required for efficient welding operations.
  • Make visual and dimensional checks of work and document as required.
  • Notify supervisor of unusual equipment or operating problems.
  • Support training and orientation programs for new and transferring employees.
  • Ensure weld quality is inspected by the Ferrara Quality Department or third-party agencies.

Requirements

  • Basic welding knowledge including experience or training in GMAW processes.
  • Knowledgeable in Lean Methodologies.
  • Ability to read and understand basic assembly prints and weld symbols.
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How this job compares in Holden, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$33/hr across 34 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Holden, LA

Holden, LA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 90 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Holden, or widen the search to Louisiana.

Terex currently has 3 other openings live in Louisiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (8), Worley (7), and Gulf Island (7). 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.

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