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Job Description

Overview

The TIG Welder position focuses on performing TIG welding within the Sanitary Production area, ensuring adherence to specifications and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Measure and align workpieces using straightedges, clamps, and various measuring equipment.
  • Operate power grinders/tools, drill press, belt sander, and other miscellaneous hand tools.
  • Interpret and manufacture to drawing specifications, customer requirements, and work order direction.
  • Ensure welding operations meet set specifications and construction requirements and inspect finished product for defects.
  • Work in a safe manner complying with all safety procedures.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area following 5S procedures as required.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to safely lift/lower/push/pull up to 40 lbs.
  • Previous experience in TIG welding of stainless steel.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Proficient in using various measurement tools to establish the configuration or position of a welding plan.
  • Ability to weld within tight tolerances.
  • A team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Basic computer, measurement, and math skills.
  • Mechanical aptitude and blueprint reading skills.
  • Ability to be flexible and adjust priorities to reflect changing needs or job demands.
  • Attention to detail.
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How this job compares in Sussex, WI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, TIG welder jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$28/hr across 14 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 Sussex, WI

Sussex, WI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 124 other active welding openings from 80 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (12), Staff on Site (9), and API Heat Transfer (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.

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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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.