Entry Level Welder Jobs
New grad welder jobs are open to recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong portfolio of weld samples or hands-on internship work can carry more weight than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Manufacturing, Construction & Real Estate, and Energy, with employers like TIC - The Industrial Company, Valmont Industries, and The Toro Company hiring at this level now.
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INTRODUCTION
In this role, you will be responsible for lay out, fits, welding, fabricating, casting, and forging components to assemble structural forms, building, and bridge parts.
Scope of Position
Performs welding of structural steel and miscellaneous metal components in accordance with approved welding procedures, American Welding Society (AWS) requirements, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) requirements, shop drawings, and project specifications.
Job Responsibilities
- Set up and operate welding equipment in accordance with approved welding procedures and project requirements.
- Maintain required welding certifications and perform welding in accordance with AWS and company quality requirements.
- Assist Fitter with assembly of fabricated members as needed.
- Use cutting torches and heating equipment to achieve required preheat temperatures as needed.
- Operate magnetic drills, grinders, and other fabrication tools required to support welding activities.
- Operate overhead cranes and material handling equipment to position materials and assemblies for welding when properly trained and authorized.
- Use carbon arc gouging equipment to prepare and back gouge welds as required by approved welding procedures.
- Interpret weld symbols, welding procedures, and fabrication requirements.
- Perform welding in accordance with approved welding procedures, quality requirements, and project specifications.
- Clean and prepare weld joints before, during, and after welding activities.
- Inspect completed welds for compliance with applicable quality standards and project requirements.
- Verify weld quality, fit-up conditions, and dimensional requirements prior to welding.
- Maintain welding equipment, cables, tools, and work areas in a clean and serviceable condition.
- Follow all company safety, quality, and environmental policies and procedures.
- Travel as required.
- Other duties which may be assigned as needed.
Education & Years of Experience
1-2 years of experience in welding. Appropriate welding certifications required for the type of welding being performed. Experience welding structural steel in accordance with AWS and AISC requirements preferred.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage welding tasks, materials, and work priorities.
- Effective verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with fitters, supervisors, inspectors, and production personnel.
- Ability to safely perform all tasks in accordance with OSHA, AWS, AISC, and Haskell requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret weld symbols, welding procedures, and fabrication documents.
- Ability to perform structural steel welding in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality standards.
- Ability to use welding equipment, grinders, magnetic drills, cutting torches, heating equipment, and related fabrication tools.
- Ability to identify weld defects and perform corrective actions when required.
- Ability to safely operate overhead cranes and material handling equipment when properly trained and authorized.
- Ability to verify weld quality and compliance with applicable specifications.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and attendance.
Foundational Competencies
- Strategy – Planning for the Future: Developing talent, organizational alignment, strategic networking, and strategic thinking.
- Delivery - Achieving Results: Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making, results driven, flexible thinking, managing resources, teamwork, and team leadership.
- Interpersonal - Building Relationships: Customer focus, influencing, negotiating, organizational knowledge, communication and presence, and diversity and inclusion.
Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations, and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace.
EEO Statement
Employers offering equal opportunity / Protected veterans / Individuals with disabilities: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status. Haskell will provide reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as functions and responsibilities change according to business needs. Essential and marginal functions of the position are subject to modification. Haskell maintains a drug-free workplace.
INTRODUCTION
In this role, you will be responsible for lay out, fits, welding, fabricating, casting, and forging components to assemble structural forms, building, and bridge parts.
Scope of Position
Performs welding of structural steel and miscellaneous metal components in accordance with approved welding procedures, American Welding Society (AWS) requirements, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) requirements, shop drawings, and project specifications.
Job Responsibilities
- Set up and operate welding equipment in accordance with approved welding procedures and project requirements.
- Maintain required welding certifications and perform welding in accordance with AWS and company quality requirements.
- Assist Fitter with assembly of fabricated members as needed.
- Use cutting torches and heating equipment to achieve required preheat temperatures as needed.
- Operate magnetic drills, grinders, and other fabrication tools required to support welding activities.
- Operate overhead cranes and material handling equipment to position materials and assemblies for welding when properly trained and authorized.
- Use carbon arc gouging equipment to prepare and back gouge welds as required by approved welding procedures.
- Interpret weld symbols, welding procedures, and fabrication requirements.
- Perform welding in accordance with approved welding procedures, quality requirements, and project specifications.
- Clean and prepare weld joints before, during, and after welding activities.
- Inspect completed welds for compliance with applicable quality standards and project requirements.
- Verify weld quality, fit-up conditions, and dimensional requirements prior to welding.
- Maintain welding equipment, cables, tools, and work areas in a clean and serviceable condition.
- Follow all company safety, quality, and environmental policies and procedures.
- Travel as required.
- Other duties which may be assigned as needed.
Education & Years of Experience
1-2 years of experience in welding. Appropriate welding certifications required for the type of welding being performed. Experience welding structural steel in accordance with AWS and AISC requirements preferred.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage welding tasks, materials, and work priorities.
- Effective verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with fitters, supervisors, inspectors, and production personnel.
- Ability to safely perform all tasks in accordance with OSHA, AWS, AISC, and Haskell requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret weld symbols, welding procedures, and fabrication documents.
- Ability to perform structural steel welding in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality standards.
- Ability to use welding equipment, grinders, magnetic drills, cutting torches, heating equipment, and related fabrication tools.
- Ability to identify weld defects and perform corrective actions when required.
- Ability to safely operate overhead cranes and material handling equipment when properly trained and authorized.
- Ability to verify weld quality and compliance with applicable specifications.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and attendance.
Foundational Competencies
- Strategy – Planning for the Future: Developing talent, organizational alignment, strategic networking, and strategic thinking.
- Delivery - Achieving Results: Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making, results driven, flexible thinking, managing resources, teamwork, and team leadership.
- Interpersonal - Building Relationships: Customer focus, influencing, negotiating, organizational knowledge, communication and presence, and diversity and inclusion.
Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations, and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace.
EEO Statement
Employers offering equal opportunity / Protected veterans / Individuals with disabilities: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status. Haskell will provide reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as functions and responsibilities change according to business needs. Essential and marginal functions of the position are subject to modification. Haskell maintains a drug-free workplace.
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Who's Hiring
- TIC - The Industrial Company17
- Valmont Industries11
- The Toro Company5
- Republic Services5
- Martin Marietta4
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing42
- Construction & Real Estate25
- Energy21
- Chemicals & Materials10
- Consulting & Professional Services9
Entry Level Welder Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level welder job?
Entry level welders get hired by demonstrating hands-on skill, not just listing education. Employers at this stage look for vocational training or a welding certificate, familiarity with common processes like MIG or stick, and a portfolio of weld samples you can show or photograph. Completing a structured internship or apprenticeship before applying gives you a clear edge over candidates with classroom hours alone.
Which companies hire entry level welders?
Companies hiring entry level welders right now include TIC - The Industrial Company, Valmont Industries, and The Toro Company, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from manufacturers, fabrication shops, construction contractors, and industrial services firms that are willing to train candidates who meet their basic certification requirements.
Are there remote entry level welder jobs?
Yes, though the majority of welding roles require physical presence at a job site or shop floor. About 0% of entry level welder openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions typically involve inspection, quality documentation, or welding coordination work rather than hands-on fabrication.
Are these new grad welder jobs?
Yes, these listings include new grad, recent graduate, and junior welder roles alongside other entry level openings. A posting is new-grad friendly when it welcomes zero to two years of experience, accepts an internship or apprenticeship in place of full-time history, or mentions a willingness to train candidates who hold a relevant certificate or vocational diploma.
Which industries hire the most entry level welders?
Entry Level welder roles concentrate in Manufacturing, Construction & Real Estate, and Energy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive hiring at the entry level because they run high production volumes or ongoing construction programs that create a steady need for welders who can be trained to employer-specific standards.