Welder

Location

Harbor Springs, MI

Wage

$20 – $28/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteel
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Posted on October 5, 2026

Job Description

Overview

At Aster Brands, we're changing the world in concrete ways. As a global leader in innovative concrete forming solutions, we design and manufacture products that help build the infrastructure and landscapes people rely on every day. We're looking for an experienced Welding Technician who takes pride in craftsmanship, values precision, and enjoys solving problems as part of a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding, plasma cutting, and metal fabrication on steel forms and related components.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and work instructions to ensure accurate assembly and weld placement.
  • Operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment while selecting appropriate settings for each application.
  • Cut, fit, grind, clean, and prepare materials to achieve high-quality finished products.
  • Inspect welds and finished assemblies to ensure they meet Aster Brands' quality standards.
  • Identify and correct defects, minimizing distortion and ensuring structural integrity.
  • Safely operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other material handling equipment.
  • Perform routine maintenance and care of welding equipment and tools.
  • Collaborate with teammates across manufacturing to improve processes, solve problems, and meet production goals.
  • Support other fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing activities as business needs require.

Requirements

  • Have at least 5 years of professional welding and fabrication experience, with strong MIG welding skills.
  • Can confidently read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints.
  • Have experience using plasma cutting equipment, grinders, power tools, and measuring equipment.
  • Maintain exceptional attention to detail and consistently produce high-quality work.
  • Take ownership of your work and continuously look for ways to improve.
  • Work well with others and willingly step in wherever the team needs help.
  • Put safety first by following established procedures and helping maintain a safe work environment.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Competitive pay with overtime opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling, including four 10-hour days (Monday–Thursday) with Friday overtime available
  • Pay: $20.00 - $28.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 40.0 – 55.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Harbor Springs, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $24/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 59 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 41% 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 Harbor Springs, MI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Harbor Springs, MI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 87 other active welding openings from 66 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

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 Fabcon Precast (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. 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.

Similar openings near Harbor Springs, MI

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