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Job Description

Overview

This is an intermediate to advanced welding position focused on ensuring quality welding, fabrication, fitting, and finishing of components. The role involves various welding techniques, equipment setup, and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Performs all necessary welding techniques to quality standards.
  • Sets up welding equipment for various welding types.
  • Reads and understands blueprints for material selection, measurements, and weld types.
  • Handles raw materials and prepares material for fabrication as needed.
  • Uses hand tools for manufacturing customer orders.
  • Ensures that work areas are clean and orderly.
  • Complies with all safety rules and regulations.
  • Reports all incidents and hazards to a Team Lead.
  • Participates in safety meetings and training.
  • Conducts required inspections.
  • Performs duties as assigned by Team Lead.

Requirements

  • A High School degree or GED is preferred.
  • An Associates degree in Welding or Fabrication from a credited Technical College or 1-3 years of equivalent welding/work experience is preferred.
  • Previous related mechanical, manufacturing, or construction experience is ideal.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with attention to detail and quality is a plus.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
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How this job compares in Stratford, 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–$30/hr across 96 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 Stratford, WI

Stratford, 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 166 other active welding openings from 105 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

JBT Marel 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 (7), and Welding Shop in Milwaukee, WI (7). 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, Hartford at $29/hr, and Milwaukee at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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