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Job Description

Overview

An international manufacturer of point of purchase displays and decorative wire products is looking to add a MIG Welder to their growing team. This job shop style factory environment is not temperature controlled and may be very loud, with employees cross trained in multiple areas to ensure continuity in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Selecting, measuring, cutting, and joining appropriate metals to specifications.
  • Preparing metals and work surfaces to ensure safe and effective assemblage.
  • Interpreting specifications and blueprints accurately.
  • Regularly cleaning and inspecting welding equipment and tools.
  • Determining correct gas ratios.
  • Testing the strength of each join during and after project completion.
  • Diagnosing issues and troubleshooting as required.
  • Liaising with the line manager or supervisor, reporting any issues, and making suggestions for improvement.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Any level of previous experience with MIG welding.
  • Excellent stamina, strength, and dexterity.
  • Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
  • Sound understanding of welding safety.
  • Ability to work as a team.
  • Applicant may be subject to a background check.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Temp-to-Hire position
  • Full Time work available
  • First Shift (Monday through Friday)
  • Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $22/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Michigan, whose middle half runs $20–$24/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% 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 Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids, MI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 141 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 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mig Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.