Industrial Welding Worker Needed in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

An industrial welding worker performs welding, fabrication, repair, fitting, and metal-joining operations used in manufacturing facilities, industrial equipment, machinery, structural components, piping systems, and metal-fabrication projects.

Current opportunities around St. Louis include welder/fitter, metal fabrication, steel welding, pipe welding, and industrial welding positions. For example, DIDION currently lists Welder/Fitter and Metal Fabricator openings, while a current St. Louis-area steel-welder listing seeks experienced MIG welders with heavy-steel fabrication experience.

List of Industrial Welding Worker Vacancies

Industrial Welder

An industrial welder joins and repairs metal components used in manufacturing and industrial operations.

Responsibilities can include preparing materials, positioning components, welding assemblies, inspecting welds, grinding finished areas, and maintaining welding equipment.

MIG Industrial Welder

A MIG industrial welder uses GMAW equipment to join steel and other metal components.

Responsibilities can include setting welding machines, adjusting wire-feed settings, preparing surfaces, completing welds, and inspecting finished products.

A current St. Louis-area steel-welder position specifically involves MIG welding on heavy steel components and requires blueprint reading and a weld test.

TIG Industrial Welder

A TIG welder performs controlled and precise welding on industrial components.

Responsibilities can include preparing metal, controlling the welding torch, completing weld passes, and inspecting finished joints.

Industrial Welder/Fitter

A welder/fitter combines welding with metal-fitting duties.

Responsibilities can include measuring, cutting, aligning, fitting, tack welding, and completing final welds.

A current St. Louis position for a combination pipefitter/welder requires fitting and welding skills, the ability to read isometric drawings, and an onsite weld test.

Heavy Steel Welder

A heavy-steel welder works with large steel components used in industrial manufacturing.

Responsibilities can include MIG welding, fitting, assembling steel products, interpreting blueprints, inspecting welds, and working with heavy fabricated components.

Industrial Fabrication Welder

An industrial fabrication welder prepares and joins metal components used to manufacture equipment and machinery.

Responsibilities can include cutting, fitting, welding, grinding, drilling, assembling, and inspecting fabricated parts.

Manufacturing Welder

A manufacturing welder works inside a production facility fabricating metal products and industrial equipment.

Responsibilities can include following production drawings, welding components, checking dimensions, maintaining quality standards, and using fabrication equipment.

Pipe Welder

A pipe welder joins piping components used in industrial facilities.

Current St. Louis-area listings include pipe-welding projects involving stainless-steel sanitary piping, TIG welding, and industrial equipment installation.

Structural Welder

A structural welder joins beams, plates, frames, supports, platforms, and other steel components.

Responsibilities can include fitting structural steel, tack welding, completing final welds, grinding, and inspecting finished assemblies.

Maintenance Welder

A maintenance welder performs repairs on machinery, industrial structures, frames, guards, supports, and other metal components.

Responsibilities can include identifying damaged areas, preparing metal, welding repairs, grinding, and checking repaired components.

Metal Fabrication Welder

A metal fabrication welder prepares and assembles metal components before and after welding.

Responsibilities can include measuring, cutting, drilling, grinding, fitting, welding, and finishing metal products.

Requirements

1. Previous welding experience when required
2. Industrial welding experience
3. Knowledge of metal fabrication
4. Ability to read blueprints
5. Ability to interpret fabrication drawings
6. Ability to understand welding symbols
7. Ability to read isometric drawings when required
8. Ability to measure materials accurately
9. Ability to prepare metal surfaces
10. Ability to perform MIG welding
11. Ability to perform TIG welding when required
12. Ability to perform Stick welding when required
13. Ability to perform FCAW when required
14. Ability to weld carbon steel
15. Ability to weld stainless steel when required
16. Ability to weld aluminum when required
17. Ability to fit metal components
18. Ability to align parts
19. Ability to perform tack welding
20. Ability to complete multiple weld passes
21. Ability to inspect weld quality
22. Ability to identify welding defects
23. Ability to operate welding machines
24. Ability to use grinders
25. Ability to use cutting tools
26. Ability to use hand tools
27. Ability to use power tools
28. Ability to use measuring equipment
29. Ability to maintain welding equipment
30. Ability to follow welding procedures
31. Ability to follow safety procedures
32. Ability to use required protective equipment
33. Good hand-eye coordination
34. Good attention to detail
35. Physical stamina
36. Ability to stand for extended periods
37. Ability to bend and kneel
38. Ability to climb ladders or scaffolding when required
39. Ability to work at heights when required
40. Ability to lift and carry heavy components
41. Ability to work around industrial machinery
42. Ability to work independently
43. Ability to work as part of a fabrication team
44. Ability to follow supervisor instructions
45. Ability to maintain a clean work area
46. Ability to maintain production quality
47. Ability to work overtime when required
48. Ability to work weekends when required
49. Willingness to complete welding tests

Benefits

1. Opportunity to gain industrial welding experience
2. Development of MIG welding skills
3. Development of TIG welding abilities
4. Experience with heavy steel
5. Exposure to stainless-steel welding
6. Development of pipe-welding skills
7. Development of fabrication abilities
8. Experience with industrial equipment
9. Development of blueprint-reading skills
10. Experience interpreting welding symbols
11. Development of fitting skills
12. Improvement of measurement accuracy
13. Experience with grinding and finishing
14. Development of weld-inspection abilities
15. Exposure to manufacturing environments
16. Development of workplace safety awareness
17. Development of teamwork skills
18. Improvement of communication abilities
19. Development of problem-solving skills
20. Improvement of hand-eye coordination
21. Development of professional discipline
22. Foundation for advancement in welding and fabrication

Advantages

1. Provides practical industrial-welding experience
2. Develops heavy-steel welding knowledge
3. Strengthens MIG welding skills
4. Can develop TIG welding abilities
5. Provides exposure to pipe welding
6. Develops metal-fitting techniques
7. Improves blueprint-reading skills
8. Develops isometric-drawing interpretation
9. Strengthens welding-symbol knowledge
10. Improves measurement skills
11. Develops grinding and finishing techniques
12. Strengthens weld-inspection abilities
13. Provides exposure to industrial machinery
14. Develops fabrication experience
15. Improves workplace safety practices
16. Strengthens teamwork
17. Develops communication skills
18. Improves problem-solving abilities
19. Provides experience with heavy metal components
20. Builds experience useful for future positions as an industrial welder, MIG welder, TIG welder, pipe welder, structural welder, fabrication welder, welder/fitter, or welding supervisor