Job Description

Overview

Systems, LLC, an affiliate of Chamberlain Group, is a U.S.-based manufacturer of loading dock equipment. The Associate II, Welder position involves welding and assembling various materials while ensuring safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and assemble different pieces using hand held welding equipment.
  • Prepare and complete work on materials by welding, cutting, grinding, and cleaning metal.
  • Test and inspect welded components to ensure they meet specifications.
  • Work from different specifications and shop orders.
  • Utilize tools to take and read measurements.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, and lift tables.
  • Report damages on machines and maintain equipment safety.
  • Report unsafe conditions to management.
  • Monitor and control the robotic welding process.
  • Operate robotic welding equipment for welding tasks.
  • Perform visual inspection of weld quality.
  • Program robotic welding systems.
  • Provide work reports to supervisors or engineering teams.
  • Set up robotic welding equipment for operation.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  • Comply with health and safety guidelines.
  • Maintain confidentiality of company information.
  • Participate in educational workshops and professional societies.
  • Contribute to team efforts and projects as needed.

Requirements

  • No minimum education required.
  • 1+ year of robotic welding experience required.
  • Basic knowledge of MIG welding and handheld plasma machines.
  • Basic knowledge of welding techniques and material characteristics.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 100 pounds.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and sit.
  • Ability to use hands for handling and feeling.
  • Ability to climb or balance.
  • Ability to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl.
  • Ability to reach with hands and arms.
  • Ability to talk or hear.
  • Preferred: Recognized robotic welding certification.
  • Prior experience with solid core wires and argon/oxygen welding gases.
  • Prior experience MIG welding of structural steel and plate.
  • 3-5 years experience in a robotic welding environment.

Benefits

  • 401k

Benefits

401k

How this job compares in Germantown, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, whose middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 115 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Germantown, WI

Germantown, WI currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 117 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Germantown, 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 (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. 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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