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Job Description

Overview

Ichor Systems has an immediate opening for a Weld Operator in Sauk Rapids, MN, responsible for operating various welding machines and ensuring quality in manufacturing processes. The company is a leader in critical subsystems and turnkey process equipment, committed to supporting employee well-being and professional development.

Responsibilities

  • Run various welding machines including hand welding, TIG welding, and orbital welding.
  • Execute all of Ichor’s Standard Operating Procedures for manufacturing duties.
  • Study prints, drawings, and specifications to complete finished welds.
  • Process and inspect work according to prints.
  • Perform operations while maintaining quality and quantity performance levels.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Basic PC skills for manufacturing.
  • Experience in a high-purity clean room environment.
  • Mechanically inclined with visual acuity and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to handle fragile products and perform repetitive tasks safely.
  • Proficient in using hand gauges to inspect component quality.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs and perform physical tasks.
  • Ability to read and comprehend technical drawings and documents.
  • Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • 3-4+ years of manufacturing or related work experience, preferably in the semiconductor industry.
  • Successful completion of a 2-year professional trade program in Welding Technology or equivalent, or currently enrolled in such a program.
  • 3+ years of Tig welding experience with stainless steel or less experience with a Welding Technology degree.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift: Monday-Thursday, 5:00am-3:00pm
  • 2nd Shift: Monday-Thursday, 3:00pm-1:00am with 10% differential
  • Weekend Day Shift: Friday-Sunday 5:00am-5:00pm with 15% differential
  • Pay range for candidates in Minnesota: $19.09 - $32.45 hourly plus 15% shift differential.
  • ITAR-compliant operation; only US Persons can be employed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Sauk Rapids, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 75 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Sauk Rapids, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Sauk Rapids, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 103 other active welding openings from 64 employers. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Minnesota Jobs (9), Express Employment (4), 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 Minnesota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Anoka at $30/hr, Minneapolis at $28/hr, and Owatonna at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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. Welder / Welder Operator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.