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Lake Air Products

Welder - 1st shift Sheet Metal Industry

Location

Roseville, MN

Wage

$56,160 – $74,880/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Lake Air Products is a fast-growing contract manufacturer serving various markets, including medical and aerospace. They are seeking a 1st shift welder with TIG experience to join their team in Roseville, MN.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications.
  • Observe tests on welded surfaces, such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance.
  • Develop templates or tooling and other work aids to hold and align parts.
  • Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
  • Examine finished products and spare parts to check whether specifications are met.
  • Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances using measuring instruments.
  • Weld metal using various types of welding arcs.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • 7+ years of experience in TIG, MIG, and Tack-weld.
  • Excellent people skills with the ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to the mission.
  • Ability to weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Lift objects up to 50 pounds throughout the day.
  • Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Read blueprints and perform all necessary measurements.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 1st shift: 5:00am - 3:30pm Monday to Thursday (10-hours shift).
  • Position may be subject to export control regulation.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Roseville, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota — toward the top of a $26–$31/hr middle band drawn from 62 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Roseville, MN

Roseville, MN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 58 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Roseville, or widen the search to Minnesota.

Lake Air Products currently has 6 other openings live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lake Air Products (6), Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (6), and Atlas Copco Group (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, TIG, and Flux-Core 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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