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Generac

Welder - 1st shift

Location

Oshkosh, WI

Wage

$30.1/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on August 25, 2026

Job Description

Overview

This position is for a Welder I on the 1st shift, where the candidate will perform various welding tasks under supervision to create high-quality finished products. The company has a long history of providing solutions that enhance energy efficiency and sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Comply with the company/site safety rules.
  • Perform safe and effective operation of all equipment needed to perform job function.
  • Flex across different products and areas to support business needs.
  • Provide training to new employees or employees learning new work areas to work instructions/standard work.
  • Follow established procedures, processes, or policies.
  • Interpret and understand engineering drawings and blueprints to accurately execute welding tasks.
  • Assist with robotic welder.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or Certification.
  • Internal written and physical weld test.
  • An understanding of welding fundamentals.
  • Basic welding experience and/or training.
  • Basic knowledge of Mig Welding Equipment.
  • Ability to follow direction and work in a team environment.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Tuesday–Friday, 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
  • Wage: $30.10/hour.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Oshkosh, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 115 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 Oshkosh, WI

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Oshkosh, WI right now, from 7 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 118 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Oshkosh, or widen the search to Wisconsin.

Generac currently has 1 other opening 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 (10), JARP Industries Inc (9), and SEEK Careers/Staffing (5). 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 Oshkosh at $30/hr, Waukesha at $26/hr, and Hartford at $26/hr. Oshkosh 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 - 1st shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.