Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves setting up welding machines, interpreting blueprints, and performing MIG and TIG welding on various materials. The role requires maintaining equipment, ensuring safety, and meeting production standards in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Set up welding machines based on the job at hand or using a Welding Procedure Specification.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and/or drawings to determine specific welding requirements.
  • MIG and TIG weld steel, aluminum, and stainless-steel components based on specifications.
  • Maintain welds on various items using a variety of processes to ensure availability and functioning of required items.
  • Ensure that equipment is operating properly and safely; report and repair equipment issues.
  • Keep work areas clean and organized and take proper care of all equipment and facilities.
  • Inspect parts with precision and measuring tools to ensure they meet requirements and specifications.
  • Test the operation of machines periodically to guarantee proper running and fix issues.
  • Study blueprints from work layout to ensure accuracy in production tasks.
  • Ensure timely preparation and availability of all production materials to avoid shortages.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • 1 - 2+ years of experience as a welder in a production/manufacturing setting.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
  • Experience with steel, aluminum, and/or stainless steel required.
  • Experience with MIG and TIG welding.
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and costs.
  • Ability to identify, measure material, and produce quality products consistently.
  • Ability to read blueprints, drawings, calipers, tape measures, and angle gauges.
  • Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude.
  • Ability to work independently and as a team member to carry out assignments.
  • Strong attention to details, analytical skills, exceptional judgment, and good time management skills.
  • Forklift certification.
  • Current/active driver’s license.

Additional Information

  • Travel 10% of the time for meetings at other locations, deliveries, training, seminars, and conferences as needed.
  • Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other standards.
  • Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other standards.

How this job compares in Northport, AL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Alabama currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 24 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 Northport, AL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Northport, AL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 69 other active welding openings from 51 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austal USA (5), Staffmark (4), and BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. (4). 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 and TIG work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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