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Job Description

Overview

Brunswick is a global marine leader focused on innovation and quality craftsmanship in the marine recreation industry. The Welder I position at Brunswick Fort Wayne Operations involves building high-quality pontoons and requires a passion for life on the water.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all aspects of job in a safe and quality conscious manner.
  • Operate welding equipment according to job guidelines and verify work to print(s).
  • Perform basic weld inspection and complete required paperwork in a timely manner.
  • Operate air tools such as screw guns, drills, sanders, and grinders.
  • Operate chop saws and band saws.
  • Communicate and coordinate with other departments as needed.
  • Report supply needs, equipment breakdowns, shortages and poor-quality materials to supervisor or lead.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Experienced and proficient GMAW/GTAW Welder with 1-3 years welding experience.
  • Aluminum GMAW & GTAW experience preferred.
  • Vocational training and/or welding certificate preferred.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment.
  • Ability to read prints/work instructions and complete process sheets.
  • Computer skills including email.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Physical demands include standing and lifting heavy objects weighing 50 to 100 pounds.
  • Work environment includes both indoor and outdoor settings with seasonal exposure to extreme temperatures.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Fort Wayne, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 62 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne, IN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 132 other active welding openings from 106 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fort Wayne, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), TEAM, Inc. (4), and Lozier Corporation (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $28/hr and Middlebury at $21/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.