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Overview

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is seeking a Welder for the 2nd Shift, responsible for operating various welding equipment for repair and production work. The position offers competitive pay and a range of benefits from day one.

Responsibilities

  • Operate various types of welding equipment for general repair and production work.
  • Fabricate rework on tanks and parts using engineering information.
  • Correct fabrication errors from the Weidematic tapes or machine errors.
  • Rework field return tanks and parts as necessary.
  • Use all weld fabrication equipment including oxy-acetylene torch and MIG-welders.
  • Operate material handling equipment including bridge crane and lift trucks.
  • Repair leaks on oil filled units.
  • Weld radiators and brackets to transformers.
  • Perform internal tank repair work with supervisor approval.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
  • Completion of a one-year Technical Diploma in MIG and ARC welding or one year of MIG and ARC welding experience.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
  • Must live within 50 miles of the Waukesha, WI facility.
  • Ability to interpret prints and quality specifications.
  • Ability to work overtime as needed.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 LBS and perform physical tasks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • Weekly Pay
  • Shift Premiums
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Wellness Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift hours are from 3pm to 11pm.
  • Overtime may be mandatory at times.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
Paid Holidays
Weekly Pay
Shift Premiums
Retirement Benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Educational Assistance Program
Wellness Reimbursement
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How this job compares in Waukesha, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin — toward the top of a $23–$28/hr middle band drawn from 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 Waukesha, WI

Waukesha, WI currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 154 other active welding openings from 100 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Waukesha, or widen the search to Wisconsin.

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.

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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