Missouri - Fabricator​/Welder II 1st Shift or 2nd shift

Missouri
- Fabricator/Welder II 1st Shift or 2nd shift

Date Posted: 09/28/2026

Location: Springfield, MO

Job Category: South Production

Salary Interval: Hourly

Pay Range: N/A

Position Description

Who We Are: Merrill Steel is a family-owned company that has been in central Wisconsin for the past 60 years. Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, we’re building bigger and better than ever. From stadiums to hospitals and skyscrapers, our complex structural steel and plate fabrications are the backbones of many massive projects all over the country.

What Makes Us Different: We recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset. It is our intention to make continuous improvements to ensure our employees enjoy coming to work. Here is a list of just some of the things we offer:

• Flexible Scheduling: Second shift operates Monday– Friday from 5:30 pm – 5:00 am, Fridays are voluntary. Second shift employees receive a night shift premium of $1.60/hour effective immediately.
• Innovative and Affordable Healthcare: We have put a lot of effort into being able to provide good healthcare at a very affordable cost to our employees. We have an onsite clinic that you and your family can use. Insurance available on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Extensive Wellness Plan: You can earn enough $ to meet your annual deductible through participation in the yearly wellness program.
• Health Savings Account
• Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance
• PTO: Time awarded after 30 days of employment
• 9 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Yearly Tuition Reimbursement
• Milestone Anniversary gifts
• Safety Boots and Glasses: In addition to offering a generous company contribution each year, we also have companies come onsite for fitting and purchasing.
• Celebrations Throughout the Year: annual family fun day, annual Christmas party, Thanksgiving turkeys, Christmas hams, popcorn Wednesdays, monthly celebration meals.

POSITION SUMMARY

Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout

specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.

Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.

Tack-weld fitted parts together.

Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed in order to ensure that

specifications are met.

Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars,

and hammers.

Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and

welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.

Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, and/or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for

welding or riveting.

Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.

Move parts into position, manually or by using hoists or cranes.

Set up and operate fabricating machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and

drill presses to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.

Hammer, chip, and grind work pieces in order to cut, bend, and straighten metal.

Smooth work piece edges, and fix taps, tubes, and valves.

Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.

Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses.

Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to work pieces, using measuring

devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.

Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.

Remove high spots and cut…