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Job Description

Overview

API Heat Transfer is a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialty heat exchangers and heat transfer solutions, looking for a skilled Aluminum MIG & TIG Welder for the 2nd shift to join their team and contribute to building high-performance products.

Responsibilities

  • Weld aluminum components using MIG and TIG techniques with accuracy and consistency.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Set up and operate welding equipment and tools.
  • Inspect welds for quality and compliance.
  • Collaborate with engineering and quality teams to resolve issues.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Support continuous improvement in welding processes.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of aluminum MIG & TIG welding experience.
  • Ability to read blueprints and welding symbols.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
  • Welding certification preferred (e.g., AWS D1.2).
  • Team-oriented mindset and ability to work independently.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time position on 2nd shift.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Franklin, 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 $24–$29/hr across 90 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 Franklin, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Franklin, 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 153 other active welding openings from 101 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

API Heat Transfer currently has 2 other openings live in Wisconsin, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (9), QPS Employment Group (8), and Aerotek (6). 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 Hartford at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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.

See all MIG aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Aluminum Mig &Tig Welder - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.