Job Description

Overview

Door Engineering, a Senneca Brand, manufactures custom industrial and commercial doors and is seeking welders for their Mankato facility. This role involves welding while ensuring quality and production standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Review blueprints, drawings, and project specifications prior to production.
  • Conduct quality checks throughout the welding process.
  • Maintain proper documentation related to welding operations and production output.
  • Work closely with production teams and leadership to meet manufacturing schedules.
  • Follow all safety procedures, quality standards, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Assist in improving robotic welding processes and efficiencies when possible.

Requirements

  • Experience operating or programming robotic welding equipment preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in welding or fabrication environments preferred.
  • D1 certification - or ability to pass test - preferred.
  • Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and welding symbols.
  • Experience using measuring tools such as tape measures, squares, and gauges.
  • Ability to lift 25–50 pounds frequently.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Ability to troubleshoot basic robotic welding or fabrication issues.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet production deadlines.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Weekend Shift: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
  • Paid Meal Breaks & Differential 20%

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Mankato, MN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Minnesota currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$31/hr across 66 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 Mankato, MN

Mankato, MN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 96 other active welding openings from 61 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Mankato, or widen the search to Minnesota.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (7), Lake Air Products (5), and U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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