MIG Welder

Location

Kansas City, MO

Wage

$26/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 30, 2026

Job Description

Total Talent Solutions

Now hiring for a MIG Welder

Location: Kansas City, MO

Pay Rate: $26.00 per hour

Schedule:

  • Monday – Thursday
  • 1st Shift | 6 AM – 4:30 PM

MIG Welders Needed – Create Strong, Durable Bonds!

Looking for MIG Welder jobs in Kansas City where your welding skills help build quality products? This opportunity lets you apply your craftsmanship to fabricate, join, and repair metal components while supporting safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today. This opportunity is based on a MIG Welder career path and is being offered by Total Talent Solutions to qualified candidates.

Job Duties

Assembly and Fabrication

  • Read and interpret blueprints, BOMs, routings, and work instructions to accurately assemble parts and equipment.
  • Layout, cut, and fit components for welding according to specifications.
  • Handle materials, tools, and equipment manually or with a jib crane, performing own hitching as required.
  • Follow piping diagrams to install and connect hydraulic and pneumatic hoses or piping.
  • Rebuild, repair, clean, disassemble/reassemble, and prepare machinery for shipment.
  • Maintain high-quality standards and productivity levels in all tasks.

Welding Responsibilities

  • Determine welding sequence, electrode type and size, machine settings, and tools based on drawings or standard practices.
  • Perform fit-up, layout, and welding, accounting for distortion and shrinkage during assembly.
  • Change and maintain gas cylinders, wire reels, cables, and related welding components.

Electrical Wiring Responsibilities

  • Follow wiring diagrams and schematics to connect electrical cabling accurately and efficiently.
  • Perform point-to-point wiring or harness wiring as required.
  • Wire mounting panels and junction boxes per documentation.
  • Build or rework harnesses and cables to meet project specifications.

General Responsibilities

  • Comply with all safety policies, work rules, and quality procedures.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area in accordance with 5S principles.
  • Fabricate small components and complete all required production and quality documentation.
  • Communicate effectively with engineering and team members to ensure accurate information flow.
  • Actively participate in team meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Support and adhere to all Quality Management System requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3–5+ years of welding experience in a custom fabrication or manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, schematics, and 3D drawings.
  • Skilled in using hand tools, measuring instruments, and basic computer applications.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.
  • Effective communication and teamwork skills.
  • Demonstrated accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to quality work.

Benefits

  • Competitive Weekly Pay
  • Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
  • Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
  • Safety-Focused Manufacturing Environment with opportunities for skill development and career growth.

Don’t just clock in, build something real. Apply now.

What You Will Do

As a MIG Welder you will prepare materials, set up welding equipment, perform MIG welding operations, inspect completed welds, read blueprints, verify measurements, and help fabricate metal components according to engineering specifications. You will maintain welding equipment, follow quality standards, and support safe, efficient manufacturing operations while producing consistent, high-quality work.

The MIG Welder helps transform raw materials into finished products through skilled MIG welding and metal fabrication techniques. This role combines craftsmanship, technical knowledge, and attention to detail to support efficient manufacturing.

Successful MIG Welder professionals understand welding processes, fabrication methods, and quality inspection while maintaining safe working practices throughout production. Strong problem-solving skills help achieve consistent welding results.

This career offers meaningful opportunities for individuals who enjoy welding and precision fabrication.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Kansas City, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Missouri, whose middle half runs $22–$31/hr across 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% 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.

The local market in Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, MO currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 63 other active welding openings from 35 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Kansas City, or widen the search to Missouri.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (7), Welding Shop in Kansas City, MO (6), and Leonardo DRS (5). 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 MIG. 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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Kansas City, MO

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