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Welder

Chief
Grand Island, NE Full Time
POSTED ON 5/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/17/2026

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform minor to advanced welding processes on galvanized or raw steel per print specifications. Can operate flame cutting equipment.

  • Selects proper voltage, current, heat, gas, and feed settings for welding operations to be performed.
  • Moves material as needed using carts, hoists, and other handling means.
  • Prepares for necessary weld operations through proper machine and jig setups. Can perform first piece approval using appropriate quality control tools.
  • Assists in the training and direction of less experienced welding personnel in proper technique, methods, quality standards, and safety equipment.
  • Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner utilizing required safety equipment. Keeps work area neat and orderly. Reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.
  • Completes required production records and reports. Keeps accurate record of labor on daily time card. Evaluates and confirms daily time keep in the systems for accurate records.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

The Company:

Putting the needs of customers first has taken Chief Industries, Inc. from a small construction company in 1954, to a highly diverse company with a reputation for manufacturing quality products and offering unparalleled customer service. Through its many divisions and subsidiaries, Chief Industries employs over 1,400 skilled and dedicated employees who produce a wide variety of products, many of which are used around the world.

Brand of Chief Industries, Chief Fabrication is one of the leading midwest providers of custom steel fabrication and powder coating, equipped to make any component. Chief Fabrication is one of the largest operations of its kind between Chicago and Denver, offering such steel fabrication services as stamping, welding, CNC punching, and CNC forming to manufacturers throughout the Midwest. It also offers one of the most state-of-the-art powder coating facilities in the United States.

Our Benefits:

This full-time position is eligible for full company benefits, including

  • Paid vacation/time off

  • 401(k) retirement plan plus company match

  • Company-paid life insurance

  • Company-paid short-term disability benefits

  • Health Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Financial wellness coaching

  • Employee assistance program

  • Paid holidays (8)

  • Employee discounts

  • Education assistance

  • And much more.

**Chief Industries Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the basis of equal employment opportunity for all and to providing employees and applicants with a work atmosphere free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on professional demand, job requirements and qualifications, without regard to color, race, family status, religion or belief, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the settings in which work is being completed. Chief Industries Inc. will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Chief Industries Inc. encourages all to apply for any available jobs. If you need additional assistance with the application process, please call 308-389-7200.**

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