Job Description

Overview

The Welder-Maintenance position in Colby, WI focuses primarily on welding and fabrication, with general maintenance duties performed as time allows. The role supports production and equipment reliability while adhering to safety, quality, and food defense standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on stainless steel equipment and piping.
  • Fabricate, modify, and repair stainless steel components.
  • Repair cracks, holes, and structural issues in equipment.
  • Build tables, platforms, shelving, carts, and railings.
  • Install stainless steel tubing and production components.
  • Perform general maintenance on production equipment and facility.
  • Assist with equipment repairs, troubleshooting, and adjustments.
  • Install, adjust, or reinforce production lines and equipment.
  • Support preventative maintenance activities.
  • Complete tasks assigned by Maintenance Manager or leadership.
  • Support continuous improvement and production efficiency.
  • Respond to food defense concerns or suspicious activity.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of sanitary stainless steel TIG welding (preferred/required).
  • Basic fabrication and mechanical knowledge.
  • Work cooperatively in a team environment and follow all directions.
  • Follow time and attendance policies per company handbook.
  • Maintain professional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
  • Must be able to lift, stand, and walk for extended periods.
  • Tolerate warm or hot seasonal temperatures.
  • Basic computer knowledge required.
  • Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
  • Understand HACCP principles and their importance.
  • Follow all Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards.
  • Maintain excellent personal hygiene and proper work attire.
  • Report any suspicious activity related to food defense.
  • Follow all OSHA regulations applicable to job tasks.
  • Stay aware of surroundings including forklift traffic and trip hazards.
  • Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Maintain guards and safety devices on machinery and structures.
  • Never operate equipment without proper training or certification.

Additional Information

  • Shift Hours: 8am-5pm.
  • Employees are required to immediately report any food safety or quality concerns to a supervisor or authorized personnel.
  • ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

How this job compares in Colby, 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 $23–$28/hr across 76 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 Colby, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Colby, WI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 125 other active welding openings from 83 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (9), Staff on Site (9), 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

Similar openings near Colby, WI

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder-Maintenance - Colby, WI figures were last recalculated when this page was built.