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Job Description

Overview

This is a full-time permanent position for an experienced MIG welder focusing on steel welding. The job involves fabricating steel furniture from drawings and requires the ability to work with steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding primarily on steel materials.
  • Fabricate steel furniture from provided drawings.
  • Work with steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • Lift up to 50 lbs as required.

Requirements

  • Must be an experienced fabrication welder.
  • Experience with MIG welding on 16ga tube and sheet metal.
  • Ability to work with solid materials.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Profit Sharing

Additional Information

  • Day Shift Position: Monday - Friday 6 am - 2:30 pm.
  • Second Shift Position: Monday-Thursday 2:30 pm - 1:00 am (4 10 hr days).
  • Welding test will be scheduled at the time of application.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
PTO
401k
Profit Sharing
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How this job compares in minneapolis, MN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in minneapolis, MN currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 11 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in minneapolis, MN

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in minneapolis, MN right now, from 13 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 114 other active welding openings from 74 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in minneapolis, or widen the search to Minnesota.

Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN currently has 2 other openings 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. minneapolis is among them.

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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