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Overview

The Welder Fabricator role at Atlas Copco Group involves building high-quality components while adhering to customer specifications and ISO 9001 standards. This position requires hands-on welding experience and contributes to the production of high-quality products in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy piping to required specifications.
  • Fabricate parts and structures according to project requirements using appropriate tools and equipment.
  • Inspect welds for quality and accuracy, making adjustments as needed.
  • Operate fork trucks, overhead cranes, jib cranes, and other mobile equipment for material movement.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on welding experience, including MIG, TIG, and ARC welding.
  • Strong knowledge of metal properties and structural fabrication, including stainless steel.
  • Able to operate fabrication tools such as pipe rollers, beveling machines, and orbital welding systems.
  • Experience working with preheat, interpass temperature control, and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT).
  • Proficiency in pipe preparation: beveling, root gap setup, fit up, and alignment.
  • Excellent measuring and math skills with a keen eye for detail.
  • Flexibility to work overtime, including weekends, based on business needs.
  • Experience with piping runs and stainless-steel operations (code compliance preferred).
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work independently under deadlines.
  • Welding certification or trade school education is a plus.
  • Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, isometric drawings, and P&IDs.
  • Layout, align, and secure pipe sections using clamps, supports, and fixtures.
  • Ability to follow standardized procedures with attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
  • Reliability and a safety-focused mindset.
  • Must be able to consistently lift 35 lbs., squat, bend, and perform physical tasks as required.

Additional Information

  • This position is based at our Product Company in Michigan City IN, South Bend, IN, Chesterton IN, United States.
  • Standard shifts are 8 hours.
  • Flexibility to work overtime, including weekends, is essential based on business needs.
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How this job compares in Michigan City, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$31/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 Michigan City, IN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Michigan City, IN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 135 other active welding openings from 82 employers. Browse welding jobs across Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (37), Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (4), and TEAM, Inc. (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 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.

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