Job Description

Overview

Noble-X is seeking a Welder to join their team on 2nd shift, responsible for assembling and welding metal components using various techniques. The company prioritizes work-life balance and offers support for employee development.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret mechanical drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
  • Perform various welding techniques and operate welding equipment.
  • Operate power tools such as grinders, saws, and drills.
  • Position and clamp together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding.
  • Perform basic mathematical calculations to ensure accurate measurements.
  • Rig and move materials.
  • Fill out proper routing information, tags, counts, and other forms as applicable.
  • Follow safety guidelines and maintain a clean and organized work area.

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of welding techniques and equipment.
  • Familiarity with power tools and their safe operation.
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
  • Strong mathematical skills for accurate measurements.
  • Ability to rig and move materials.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift (Mon - Thurs 3:30 pm - 2:00 am)
  • Location: Thomas Industries (A Noble-X Company) in Wabasha, MN
  • Start Date: As soon as possible

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Wabasha, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% 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 Wabasha, MN

Wabasha, MN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 114 other active welding openings from 74 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

Noble-X currently has 1 other opening live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (8), Minnesota Jobs (7), and Lake Air Products (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 Minnesota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Anoka at $31/hr, Minneapolis at $28/hr, and Saint Paul at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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 - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.