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Job Title:
Fabrication Welder – 1st Shift
Remote Allowed:
No
Location:
Waterloo / Cedar Falls, Iowa
Salary Range:
$25 – $32 per hour
Job Type:
100% On-site

Role Snapshot 

The Fabrication Welder is responsible for welding and fabricating components to print specifications in a manufacturing environment. This is a first-shift, hands-on role requiring strong blueprint reading, layout, and fabrication skills. The ideal candidate can independently build from prints and meet production standards while maintaining quality and safety. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Operate fabrication equipment including hand plasma cutters, saws, brake press, and deburring equipment 
  • Weld quality parts to blueprint specifications using jigs when available 
  • Perform layout and fabrication work to print requirements 
  • Meet production standard times while maintaining weld quality 
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area 
  • Follow all safety procedures during welding and fabrication operations 

Education & Experience Requirements 

  • High School diploma or GED required 
  • 5+ years of fabrication welding experience required 
  • Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints 
  • Proven experience laying out and fabricating parts to print 
  • MIG welding experience required
  • Must pass an on-site weld test prior to placement 
  • Strong measurement skills including fractions, decimals, and angles 
  • Proficient with calipers, tape measure (to 1/32”), squares, and angle squares 
  • Experience using hand tools, air tools, grinders, overhead cranes, and steel handling equipment 
  • Forklift experience or ability to be trained 

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Thank you for your interest. We are no longer accepting applications at this time.