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Skilled Technician - Welder - Level II - 2nd Shift

Location

Mineral Point, MO

Wage

$50,617/yr

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on August 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a talented Skilled Technician - Level II to join our team specializing in Manufacturing at our facility in Mineral Point, WI, US. In this role, you will ensure safety, perform skilled repairs and maintenance, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Keep people and equipment safe by following HSE standards and promoting a safety culture.
  • Protect equipment uptime by performing skilled repairs and maintenance.
  • Deliver high-quality workmanship by following diagrams and specifications.
  • Strengthen preventive maintenance by documenting work accurately.
  • Reduce cost and quality risk by identifying issues early.
  • Improve manufacturing flow by collaborating with peers and support staff.
  • Support continuous improvement by participating in TPM activities.
  • Be a reliable technical partner by communicating clearly and maintaining an organized work area.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience.
  • Some work experience or intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.
  • Pass an entry level MIG welding test.
  • Familiarity with print reading and component fit up using jigs is helpful.
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How this job compares in Mineral Point, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, whose middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 58 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Mineral Point, MO

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mineral Point, MO, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 77 other active welding openings from 52 employers. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (6), Webco Manufacturing (6), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Missouri, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Saint Louis at $29/hr and Kansas City at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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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. Skilled Technician - Welder - Level II - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.