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Job Description

Overview

USEMCO is seeking a Welder/Fabricator to join their team in Tomah, WI. The company, established in 1963, specializes in manufacturing pump stations, lift stations, control panels, and tanks for water, chemical, and petroleum products, and values a family-style environment for its employees.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all position welding on a wide variety of large weldments and structures.
  • Work from assembly drawings, specifications, bills of material, and material specifications.
  • Plan and lay out erection procedures and perform set ups for components.
  • Inspect completed assemblies for dimension, contour, and alignment.
  • Fill out proper documentation for ASME routing.

Requirements

  • Requires education equivalent to 4 years of high school.
  • 5+ years’ experience in welding on mild steel or stainless steel and/or structural welding.
  • Must pass a weld test.
  • Ability to perform work from a ladder or scissor lift up to 20 feet off the ground.
  • Possess mechanical aptitude and the ability to read blueprints.
  • Operate a wide variety of equipment such as hand tools, welding machines, and cutting torches.
  • Ability to use tape measure, rules, square, levels, templates, and gauges.
  • Ability to seal weld vessels and tanks for hydro or air type testing.

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift/Full-Time: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM; Monday - Friday; OT offered.
  • Working Conditions: Indoors.
  • Location: Tomah, WI 54660.
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How this job compares in Tomah, WI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$30/hr across 91 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 Tomah, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Tomah, WI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 140 other active welding openings from 96 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are JARP Industries Inc (9), QPS Employment Group (8), and Aerotek (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, Schofield at $26/hr, and Waukesha at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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