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Overview

nVent is looking for a Fabrication Operator for the 2nd shift to perform functions necessary to fabricate electrical and electronic enclosures. The company is committed to providing inventive electrical solutions that ensure a more secure world.

Responsibilities

  • Learn, teach, and interact with all functions necessary to support the fabrication team.
  • Participate actively in continuous improvement activities to meet customer needs.
  • Comply with all applicable safety procedures and report unsafe conditions.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
  • Notify the team leader of any problems concerning equipment, operations, or materials.
  • Perform set-up duties according to production documentation.
  • Position production materials and tooling according to print specifications.
  • Perform operations in accordance with production documentation.
  • Select and move production materials as required.
  • Maintain production equipment and materials necessary for operations.
  • Meet established performance standards to ensure production schedules are met.
  • Ensure products meet nVent's quality specifications.
  • Maintain accurate records and inventory balance using a computer.
  • Perform rotational assignments including grinding, forming, welding, and other duties.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • Minimum 1 year of manufacturing fabrication experience.
  • Knowledge in manufacturing practices.
  • Knowledge in metal fabrication.
  • Skill to utilize various welding equipment.
  • Experience with resistance spot welders, Tig spot guns, and stud welding equipment.
  • Experience with press brake and NC controller.
  • Ability to use material handling equipment such as pallet jacks and lift tables.
  • Knowledge of safety equipment including safety glasses and hearing protection.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Ramsey, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Minnesota, whose middle half runs $23–$27/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Ramsey, MN

Ramsey, MN is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 99 other active welding openings from 61 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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 Minneapolis at $26/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. Fabrication Operator - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.