Job Description

Overview

The Fabricator/Welder at Rhino Tool House is responsible for fabricating, fitting, assembling, and welding metal components and structures according to engineering drawings and specifications. This role requires proficiency in metal fabrication processes and welding techniques, playing a critical role in producing high-quality products while maintaining safety and productivity standards.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, welding symbols, bills of material, and work instructions.
  • Layout, measure, mark, cut, fit, and assemble metal components to required specifications.
  • Perform MIG, TIG, and Stick welding on steel, stainless steel, and aluminum as required.
  • Operate fabrication equipment including band saws, ironworkers, drill presses, grinders, shears, presses, and other metalworking machinery.
  • Fabricate structural frames, assemblies, platforms, brackets, guards, and custom components.
  • Verify dimensions and tolerances using measuring tools including tape measures, squares, calipers, and gauges.
  • Inspect completed assemblies and weldments to ensure compliance with drawings and quality standards.
  • Grind, finish, deburr, and prepare completed products for shipment or secondary operations.
  • Perform rework, repairs, and modifications as necessary.
  • Safely operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and material handling equipment when authorized.
  • Maintain welding and fabrication equipment in good working condition.
  • Accurately complete production, quality, and maintenance documentation.
  • Participate in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and 5S initiatives.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Follow all company safety policies and wear required PPE.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required; technical certification or associate degree preferred.
  • 2+ years of fabrication and welding experience in a manufacturing, fabrication or industrial environment.
  • Proficient in MIG and TIG welding; knowledge of other processes a plus.
  • Experience fabricating from blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Experience working with structural steel, sheet metal, stainless steel, and aluminum preferred.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Basic mathematical skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to produce high-quality work.
  • Knowledge of ISO standards, quality systems and inspection processes.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and welding symbols.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of metal properties.

Additional Information

  • Overtime may be required based on the needs of the business.
  • The Fabricator/Welder spends time in a manufacturing setting.

How this job compares in Livonia, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 26% above the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Michigan — toward the top of a $21–$29/hr middle band drawn from 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Livonia, MI

Livonia, MI currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 134 other active welding openings from 97 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Livonia, or widen the search to Michigan.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Technique, Inc Jobs (5), Workbox Staffing (4), and Manpower (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Fabricator / Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.