Welder/Fabricator - Structual Steel
Location
Caledonia, MI
Wage
$43,909/yr
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Posted on September 15, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Koch Finishing Systems is a custom engineering and fabrication company serving the Aerospace and Automotive industries. They are seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator to join their Caledonia team, where the role involves welding and fabricating metal structures and custom assemblies according to engineered fabrication drawings.
Responsibilities
- Weld metal structures according to engineered fabrication drawings.
- Fabricate custom assemblies as required.
Requirements
Benefits
Additional Information
- Location: Caledonia, MI (Kent County — approx. 15 minutes from Grand Rapids, Cascade, and Byron Center)
How this job compares in Caledonia, MI
Pay in context
At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $27/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Michigan, where the middle half runs $23–$29/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 14% 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 Caledonia, MI
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Caledonia, MI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 124 other active welding openings from 88 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.
The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Workbox Staffing (7), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (7), and Technique, Inc Jobs (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 Michigan, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Detroit at $32/hr and Holland at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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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/Fabricator - Structual Steel figures were last recalculated when this page was built.