Job Description
Job Description Are you ready to put your welding skills to work in a hands-on manufacturing role? Bring your attention to detail, commitment to safety, and teamwork skills to an opportunity where quality craftsmanship matters.
APEX Placement & Consulting has partnered with a manufacturing organization in Springdale, AR, looking to add a Welder to its team. This direct-hire opportunity offers first-shift hours with a 5:00 a.m. start time.
What’s In It for You?
- Competitive pay of $19.50–$24.50 per hour
- Direct-hire opportunity
- Full benefits to include:
- 401K Match
- Education assistance available – Up to $5,250 each year
- Profit-Sharing bonus or own it bonus
- Medical – 100% employer-paid coverage available
- Dental
- Vision
- Holiday pay
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program providing Confidential Emotional Support, Work and Lifestyle Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Resources and Digital Support
- Life insurance – 100% employer paid
- Wellness Program
- Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability – 100% employer paid
- First shift with a 5:00 a.m. start time
- Opportunities to expand your skills through cross-training
- A team environment that values accountability, respect, and continuous improvement
What You’ll Be Doing
- Read and interpret fabrication drawings, welding symbols, sketches, and specifications to plan assembly and welding work.
- Lay out, position, and align components using tape measures, squares, protractors, and other measuring tools.
- Prepare joints and perform MIG/GMAW welding according to welding procedure specifications and fabrication drawings.
- Operate welding equipment, hand and power tools, grinders, and cutting equipment.
- Follow proper assembly and welding sequences to maintain dimensions and minimize distortion.
- Inspect components and welds visually and dimensionally to ensure they meet quality requirements.
- Clean welds and surrounding areas, removing spatter, slag, and other residue.
- Label materials with job numbers, piece marks, and other required information.
- Move materials and finished products manually or with hoists and cranes.
- Maintain accurate production records and promptly report equipment issues.
- Follow safety procedures, wear required PPE, and maintain a clean, organized work area.
- Cross-train and support other production tasks as needed.
What We’re Looking For
- Basic MIG/GMAW welding skills, with up to one year of hands-on welding experience or completion of an associate degree in welding.
- Ability to read fabrication drawings and interpret welding symbols.
- Ability to use common welding measurement tools and perform basic math calculations.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to learn additional production tasks and contribute ideas for improvement.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Work in a manufacturing environment that can be loud and is not temperature-controlled, with potential exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
- Stand and walk for extended periods and regularly bend, twist, kneel, crouch, and reach.
- Lift, push, or pull materials weighing up to 55 pounds.
- Work around machinery, moving equipment, and vehicles.
- Wear required PPE, including a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR).
Ready to put your welding skills to work? Apply today!
APEX Placement & Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.