Job Description

Overview

Modine Manufacturing Company, a global leader in thermal management solutions, is hiring a Senior Welder/Fabricator for their Tech Center team in Racine, Wisconsin. The role involves fabricating, fitting, and welding metal components to produce high-quality parts and assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, engineering drawings, work instructions, CAD drawings, and customer specifications.
  • Layout, measure, cut, fit, align, assemble, and weld metal components to specified dimensions and tolerances.
  • Perform MIG, TIG, stick welding, and brazing operations as required by product specifications and repair needs.
  • Fabricate custom components, frames, fixtures, test support parts, and assemblies using various materials.
  • Set up and operate fabrication equipment such as saws, drills, grinders, and milling machines.
  • Grind, polish, finish, and clean welded assemblies to meet quality and functional requirements.
  • Inspect completed work for weld quality, dimensional accuracy, and compliance with specifications.
  • Modify, repair, and improve existing components, fixtures, and assemblies as needed.
  • Collaborate with engineering, quality, production, and supervisors to resolve fabrication issues.
  • Maintain welding and fabrication equipment, perform routine preventive maintenance, and document repairs.
  • Follow all safety procedures, PPE requirements, and maintain an organized work area.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED, or equivalent work experience; completion of a welding or technical training program is preferred.
  • 8+ years hands-on welding and fabrication experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and engineering drawings.
  • Experience using CAD software to create or modify fabrication drawings is preferred.
  • Proficiency in MIG welding, TIG welding, and brazing.
  • Ability to safely operate common fabrication tools and equipment.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to use measuring tools including tape measures, calipers, and gauges.
  • Basic math skills and understanding of dimensional tolerances.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in a team environment.
  • Ability to work independently and manage changing priorities.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position is on-site 5 days per week.
  • Modine is an equal opportunity employer.
  • This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Racine, WI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$28/hr across 13 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 Racine, WI

Racine, 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 157 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.

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, TIG, and Stick 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. Senior Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.