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Overview

As a Welder at Coperion, a Hillenbrand company, you will play a hands-on role in building reliable, high-quality equipment for various industrial applications at the Whitewater, Wisconsin location. This position focuses on disciplined execution, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in a clean manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG and MIG welding, fitting, setup, and layout of raw and formed metal to produce parts that meet print, tolerance, and quality requirements.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and job specifications to complete work accurately and efficiently.
  • Clean, grind, and finish welds using grinders, bevellers, torches, and standard welding tools to achieve required weld quality.
  • Inspect welds, identify defects or weaknesses, and repair weldments as needed to maintain structural integrity.
  • Complete basic maintenance of welding equipment and your workstation to support a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
  • Support lean manufacturing and 5S practices to improve workflow, organization, and efficiency on the shop floor.
  • Follow ISO 9001 standards, work instructions, and procedures to ensure consistent and compliant production.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Welding certificate or at least three years of hands-on welding experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Prior TIG welding experience required.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and basic tolerances.
  • Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and solve practical problems.
  • Experience using standard welding and metal fabrication tools safely and effectively.
  • Basic computer skills to support documentation and work instructions.
  • Dependability, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a production setting.

Additional Information

  • Location: Whitewater, WI
  • Shift: 1st shift
  • Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; Friday, 6:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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How this job compares in Whitewater, 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 Whitewater, WI

Whitewater, WI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. 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.

Coperion 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.

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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