Structural Steel Welder–Fabricator

Cleaver-Brooks; Thomasville (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Cleaver-Brooks in Thomasville, GA is seeking a skilled welder/fabricator to lay out, weld, and assemble metal structures per blueprints, with ASME certification tests. You’ll operate cutting torches, read drawings, and maintain safety and quality in a 1st shift environment, lifting up to 60 lbs and standing for extended periods.

Join a workforce focused on precision fabrication, safety, and teamwork in a plant that values skilled craftsmanship and reliable performance.

Qualifications

• Technical training from an accredited school or at least six (6) months of welding experience.
• Dependable, detail-focused, and committed to quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, align, and fit structural metal assemblies per blueprints and specifications.
• Operate cutting torches safely and execute carbon arc gouging with proficiency.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and process sheets with high accuracy.
• Use tape measures, levels, and related tools to verify fit-up, alignment, and dimensional accuracy.
• Perform high-quality welding and fabrication using established procedures and standards.
• Complete required ASME welding certification tests within the specified timeframe.
• Follow plant safety rules and help maintain a clean, orderly, and compliant work environment.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to support production flow.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Manual measurement tools

Education

Technical training or welding school

Tools

Cutting torches

Carbon arc gouging

Tape measures

Levels

Job description

Note about pay: Figures you may see on external job boards may not reflect our internal pay philosophy.

A day in the role

At 6:00 a.m. in our Thomasville, GA facility, you’ll step into a well-organized bay, review blueprints, and map out your first build. You’ll pull accurate measurements, square things up, and tack components in place. Through the morning you’ll run precision welds to our quality standards, use cutting torches as needed, and perform carbon arc gouging to refine joints. You keep your area clean, your PPE on, and your eye on safety—always.

Where and when you’ll work

• Location: Thomasville, GA
• Schedule: 1st Shift, 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., with overtime as needed

What you’ll build and do

• Lay out, position, align, and fit structural metal assemblies per blueprints and specifications.
• Operate cutting torches safely and execute carbon arc gouging with proficiency.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and process sheets with high accuracy.
• Use tape measures, levels, and related tools to verify fit-up, alignment, and dimensional accuracy.
• Perform high-quality welding and fabrication using established procedures and standards.
• Complete required ASME welding certification tests within the specified timeframe.
• Follow plant safety rules and help maintain a clean, orderly, and compliant work environment.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to support production flow.

Background that helps you succeed

• Technical training from an accredited school or at least six (6) months of related welding experience.
• Dependable, detail-focused, and committed to quality and safety.

Physical and environmental realities

• Lift up to 60 lbs. to chest height on a regular basis.
• Stand and walk on concrete for up to 12 hours (including overtime periods); frequent bending, stretching, stooping, squatting.
• Climb ladders up to 8 feet and work in areas up to 15 feet above ground; climb stairs as needed.
• Work in temperatures that reflect outdoor ambient conditions.
• Access all areas of the plant, indoors and outdoors; exposure to noise, dust, dirt, welding fumes, lubricants, and oils.
• Consistent and correct use of PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed shoes, and fall protection.

Why you’ll like working here

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision; maternity support; discounted virtual physician visits; voluntary medical options (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, Accidental Injury); FSA and HSA; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a cash-matching 401(k); EAP; pet insurance; employee discounts; generous vacation; and 11 paid holidays.

About Cleaver-Brooks

Cleaver-Brooks leads the market in fully integrated boiler and burner systems. Through an unmatched distribution network, we deliver expertise, service, training, and support that drive long-term performance. As the only provider manufacturing boilers, burners, controls, and a full suite of ancillary and aftermarket products, our single-source approach enables integrated boiler room solutions that reduce costs and optimize space. For 90+ years, we’ve focused on efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally responsible products—delivering extraordinary performance through commitment.

Important note

This description outlines the general nature of the role and responsibilities for this job classification. It is not an exhaustive list of duties. Management may assign, direct, and modify specific responsibilities, and the Company may change, amend, or add to this document as it deems appropriate.