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Overview

Tradesmen International is hiring experienced TIG Welders for projects in Burnsville, MN. This first shift opportunity offers a pay rate of $35–$40/hour based on experience and skill level, providing a chance to advance your career while emphasizing safety and superior craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform precision TIG welding on stainless steel components using 3/32" filler rod
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding prints, and technical drawings
  • Set up welding equipment and adjust amperage, gas flow, and weld settings as required
  • Fit, weld, and fabricate components according to project specifications
  • Inspect completed welds for quality, consistency, and compliance with requirements
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment
  • Follow all shop safety procedures and quality standards

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of TIG welding experience preferred
  • Strong stainless steel TIG welding experience
  • Proficiency using 3/32" filler rod
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and welding prints
  • Ability to produce clean, consistent, high-quality welds
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Must be reliable, safety-conscious, and able to contribute immediately

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • First shift opportunity
  • Projects located in or around Burnsville, MN

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Burnsville, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota — toward the top of a $25–$30/hr middle band drawn from 59 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Burnsville, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Burnsville, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 81 other active welding openings from 57 employers. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (8), Award Staffing (3), and U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC (3). 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.

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