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Overview

The TIG Welder position at Landscape Forms offers a full-time, direct-hire opportunity with a competitive pay structure and a variety of benefits. The company specializes in high-design site furniture and has been a leader in the industry for over 50 years.

Responsibilities

  • Operate within facility safety guidelines and promote the use of safe practices.
  • Knowledge of product descriptions, use of scheduling systems, and prioritize work to meet daily production.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and use measuring equipment.
  • Maintain accurate documentation.
  • Responsible for learning all operational skills and processes through cross training.
  • Setup, operate, and maintain machinery and equipment.
  • Ability to weld/fabricate using either MIG and/or TIG and weld to product quality standards.
  • Ability to work independently or as a team member to communicate daily goals and run production.
  • Maintain inventory control of materials using the Kan Ban system and other material systems.
  • Actively promote workplace organization following established 5S criteria.
  • Recognize and prep critical areas to meet established product quality standards.
  • Produce a smooth, continuous flow of product through cell to achieve at least 95% on-time delivery.
  • Participate and implement suggestions to continuously improve products and processes.
  • Adhere to the guidelines as established in the Employee Handbook.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Stable work history.
  • Positive attitude.
  • Welding Experience - MIG and TIG required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Full-time, direct-hire positions.
  • Great Schedule: Monday - Thursday 6 am - 4:30 pm with overtime as needed on Friday.
  • Earn up to $28 per hour with base + bonus.
  • Quarterly Bonus - $13,000 (annual average).
  • Onsite Welding Academy.
  • Career development opportunities.
  • Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education.
  • Vacation/Holiday Pay.
  • Parental Leave.
  • Volunteer Time.
  • Fun Company-wide Activities.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Kalamazoo, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan, whose middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 45 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo, MI currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 72 other active welding openings from 52 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Kalamazoo, or widen the search to Michigan.

Landscape Forms currently has 1 other opening live in Michigan, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (7), Qualified Staffing (6), and Advanced Blending Solutions (2). 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 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.

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

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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. TIG Welder – Base Pay - $22+ per hour - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.