Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced MIG Welder to join a growing manufacturing team in Kindred, ND. This position is responsible for steel MIG welding used in the fabrication, repair, and maintenance of equipment parts, structures, and other manufactured components.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on steel components and fabricated parts
  • Join, fabricate, and repair metal materials using appropriate welding techniques
  • Read and interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, and schematics
  • Set up and operate manual and automated welding equipment
  • Inspect completed welds for quality, accuracy, and structural soundness
  • Use grinders to smooth, clean, and finish welded components
  • Operate drill presses, power saws, grinders, metal lathes, and other shop equipment
  • Use a variety of welding equipment, hand tools, and measuring tools
  • Follow established safety and quality procedures
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area

Requirements

  • Previous welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment required
  • MIG welding experience strongly preferred
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints and welding specifications
  • Knowledge of common welding practices, procedures, and techniques
  • Ability to learn and use precision measurement tools
  • Strong attention to detail and quality
  • Dependable and able to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Ability to regularly stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, climb, push, pull, and carry materials
  • Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
  • Comfortable working around moving mechanical equipment and machinery
  • Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with regular noise
  • Some exposure to outdoor temperatures and elements may occur

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Location: Kindred, ND

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Kindred, ND

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across North Dakota, where the middle half runs $22–$33/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Kindred, ND

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Kindred, ND, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Dakota as a whole we're tracking 16 other active welding openings from 16 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Dakota.

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.

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