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Overview

Ichor Systems has an immediate opening for a Welder in Sauk Rapids, MN, responsible for operating various welding machines and ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards. The company specializes in critical subsystems and turnkey process equipment, providing a complete outsourced solution from product concept to manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Run various welding machines including hand welding, TIG welding, and orbital welding.
  • Execute Ichor's Standard Operating Procedures related to manufacturing duties.
  • Study prints, drawings, and specifications to complete finished welds.
  • Process and inspect work according to prints.
  • Maintain performance levels for quality and quantity in operations.
  • Perform 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.
  • Physical ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50lbs.
  • Ability to read and comprehend technical drawings and documents.
  • Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to recognize deviations from accepted practices.
  • Basic understanding of mechanics, flow control elements, and MRP concepts.
  • 3-4+ years of manufacturing or related work experience, preferably in the semiconductor industry.
  • Commitment to quality and a customer-focused mindset.
  • Successful completion of a 2-year professional trade program in Welding Technology or equivalent, or currently enrolled.
  • Basic math, blueprint reading, and welding to print skills.
  • 3+ years of experience performing TIG welding of stainless steel or less experience with a Welding Technology degree.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The position is located in Sauk Rapids, MN.
  • The pay range is $19.09 - $32.45 hourly, non-exempt.
  • 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 comes in about 11% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, where the middle half runs $26–$31/hr across 53 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sauk Rapids, MN

Sauk Rapids, MN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 79 other active welding openings from 49 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sauk Rapids, or widen the search to Minnesota.

Ichor Systems, Inc. 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 (6), Lake Air Products (6), and Atlas Copco Group (5). 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 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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