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Overview

This position is for an Intermediate to Advanced Welder responsible for quality welding, fabrication, fitting, and finishing of components. The role requires a strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Performs all necessary welding techniques to quality standards.
  • Sets up welding equipment for various welding types.
  • Reads and understands blueprints for materials, measurements, and weld types.
  • Handles raw materials and prepares them for fabrication.
  • Uses hand tools for manufacturing customer orders.
  • Ensures work areas are clean and orderly.
  • Complies with all safety rules and regulations.
  • Reports incidents, hazards, and unsafe conditions to a Team Lead.
  • Participates in safety meetings, training, and committees.
  • Conducts required inspections.
  • Performs duties as assigned by Team Lead.

Requirements

  • High School degree or GED preferred.
  • Associates degree in Welding or Fabrication from a credited Technical College or 1-3 years of equivalent experience preferred.
  • Previous mechanical, manufacturing, or construction experience is ideal.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with attention to detail and quality.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical operations using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
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How this job compares in Stratford, WI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 97 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Stratford, WI

Stratford, WI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 154 other active welding openings from 101 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

JBT Marel currently has 2 other openings live in Wisconsin, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (16), Staff on Site (9), and API Heat Transfer (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Wisconsin, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marinette at $32/hr and Milwaukee at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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