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Overview

We are seeking MIG Welders with 0-3 years of experience to operate and set up MIG welders for various materials. The position offers competitive pay rates and is available for both 1st and 2nd shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and set up MIG standard and pulse welders, selecting gas ratios.
  • Weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • Work with sheet metal, tube steel, channel, I-beam, and plate steel.
  • Position, align, and fit components using fixturing; bolt, clamp, and tack weld parts per blueprints/specifications.
  • Use assembly drawings, assembly instructions, solid models, bills of materials, and blueprints.
  • Operate hoists, cranes, riggings, and forklifts to move equipment.
  • Maintain shop inventory and cleanliness.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 0-3 years MIG welding experience; welding certification or relevant training required.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
  • Ability to lift/carry up to 40 lbs. regularly.
  • Pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift: 5am - 3:30pm
  • 2nd Shift: 3:45pm - 2:15am
  • Resume required.
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How this job compares in Maple Grove, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $27/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Minnesota — toward the top of a $23–$28/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Maple Grove, MN

Maple Grove, MN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 70 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN currently has 6 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 Minnesota Jobs (9), Aerotek (6), and Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (6). 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 MIG. 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.

See all MIG 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. MIG Welders Needed - $28.17 - $36.50/hr. - 1st and 2nd Shifts figures were last recalculated when this page was built.