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Job Description

Overview

Elwood Staffing is seeking MIG Welders for a temporary position in the Branch County area. The company is employee-owned and offers a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding tasks.
  • Work various shifts as required.
  • Complete tasks efficiently and safely.

Requirements

  • Able to work 1st and 3rd shifts.
  • 2 years of MIG welding experience.
  • Ability to work overtime.
  • Subject to background check.
  • Pre-employment drug screen required (excluding THC).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Temporary position.
  • Full-time work available.
  • Various shifts available.
  • Location: Coldwater, MI.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Coldwater, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $22/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Michigan, whose middle half runs $21–$24/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% 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 Coldwater, MI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Coldwater, MI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 141 other active welding openings from 101 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

Elwood Staffing 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 $28/hr and Livonia at $23/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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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