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M W Watermark

Welder - I

Location

Holland, MI

Wage

$60,689/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on August 18, 2026

Job Description

Overview

MW Watermark is an environmentally conscious company focused on innovative water treatment solutions. The Welder I position involves performing structural welding for large water treatment machinery and its subcomponents using MIG and TIG welding techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural welding of water treatment machinery components.
  • Conduct pre-weld preparation of subcomponents and post-weld preparation for paint.
  • Engage in some non-structural welding of carbon and stainless steel.
  • Operate saws, drills, shears, breaks, and forklifts.
  • Clean and maintain the work area.
  • Promote and contribute to a continuous improvement culture.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 1+ year of experience in structural welding of steel components.
  • 1+ year of experience with MIG and TIG welding techniques.
  • Weld certifications are preferred.
  • Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required, typically acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to read and understand shop drawings and specifications.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds required.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • This position cannot be done remotely and requires working hands-on in the factory.
  • Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Holland, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan — toward the top of a $21–$28/hr middle band drawn from 88 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Holland, MI

Holland, MI currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 141 other active welding openings from 101 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Holland, or widen the search to Michigan.

M W Watermark currently has 2 other openings live in Michigan, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Workbox Staffing (5), Technique, Inc Jobs (5), and Aerotek (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 Michigan, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Holland at $26/hr and Livonia at $23/hr. Holland is among them.

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.