Skilled - Welder
Location
Kenosha, WI
Wage
$25/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on September 18, 2026
Location
Kenosha, WI
Wage
$25/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Posted on September 18, 2026
Position Title: Welder Wage: $25.00/hour Shift: 1st Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm QPS Employment Group is hiring a Welder for a company in Kenosha, WI. This is a potential to hire opportunity on 1st shift. Welder Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Perform MIG and TIG welding on a variety of metals, including steel, stainless steel, and aluminum - Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, work orders, and weld symbols - Set up and operate welding equipment according to job specifications - Fit, align, and assemble metal components prior to welding - Inspect completed welds to ensure compliance with quality standards and customer requirements - Use measuring tools such as tape measures, calipers, squares, and gauges to verify dimensions and tolerances - Grind, sand, and finish welded products as needed - Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment - Follow all company safety procedures and OSHA regulations - Collaborate with supervisors, engineers, and team members to meet production schedules and quality goals - Perform routine maintenance on welding equipment and report equipment issues promptly Welder Requirements: - High school diploma or GED - Minimum of 2 years of MIG and/or TIG welding experience in a manufacturing environment - Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings - Knowledge of welding symbols, fabrication techniques, and quality standards - Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment - Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work - Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods - Preferred technical school, vocational training, or welding certification - Preferred experience welding stainless steel and aluminum - Preferred AWS certification or equivalent welding credentials - Preferred experience working in a custom fabrication or job shop environment - Preferred forklift and overhead crane experience - MIG and TIG welding proficiency - Blueprint reading and interpretation - Quality inspection and measurement - Problem-solving and troubleshooting - Teamwork and communication - Time management and reliability - Commitment to workplace safety - Stand, walk, bend, and reach throughout the shift - Lift, carry, push, and pull materials weighing up to 50 pounds - Work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to heat, noise, sparks, and welding fumes while using required PPE IND999 QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! Why Work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers! We will never ask you to pay a fee. Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, whose middle half runs $22–$28/hr across 81 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 43% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
Kenosha, 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 121 other active welding openings from 81 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.
QPS Employment Group currently has 8 other openings 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 (8), and Welding Shop in Milwaukee, WI (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Skilled - Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.