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Overview

At Wabash, Welders perform a variety of tasks related to the manufacture of carbon, stainless steel, and aluminum products and subassemblies. They are expected to produce high-quality work while upholding production standards and may require qualification and certification tests.

Responsibilities

  • Own and help improve performance in Safety, Quality, and Delivery.
  • Perform MIG and/or TIG welding on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel to meet quality standards.
  • Read engineering prints and weld symbols, and follow specifications.
  • Conduct basic operator preventative maintenance for welding-related equipment.
  • Maneuver in tight and small spaces.
  • Work at heights of 15-20 ft.
  • Assist in different departments as assigned by the supervisor or team leader.
  • Wear approved personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, gloves, and safety glasses.
  • Complete assigned duties in accordance with safety policies and practices.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Must pass Weld Tests associated with the product line prior to welding in production.
  • Must pass respirator fit test.
  • Basic reading, writing, math, and verbal skills are required.
  • Capable of following and understanding engineering prints, specifications, and instructions.
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How this job compares in Fond du Lac, 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 Fond du Lac, WI

Fond du Lac, WI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 153 other active welding openings from 101 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

Wabash currently has 1 other opening 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.

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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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.