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Position Title: MIG Welder Wage: $22.00/hour Shift: 1st Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday) Are your skills not being fully utilized? Reach your maximum potential by working with QPS! QPS Employment Group has a great opportunity available for a MIG Welder at a company in Verona, WI. This is a potential to hire position for 1st shift. Apply today! MIG Welder Responsibilities: - Perform MIG welding on steel components - Load, position, and secure parts in welding fixtures - Follow established welding procedures and work instructions - Inspect finished welds for quality and consistency - Operate grinders and other hand tools as needed - Maintain production standards while ensuring quality workmanship - Keep work area clean, organized, and safe - Follow all company safety policies and procedures - Work effectively with team members to meet daily production goals Requirements for MIG Welder: - Previous MIG welding experience preferred - Ability to accurately use measuring tools such as tape measures and gauges - Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality - Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds - Dependable attendance and strong work ethic - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Manufacturing or production welding experience preferred - Experience working with steel products is a plus - Familiarity with grinders, hand tools, and basic fabrication equipment preferred IND038 QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!   Why Work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process   Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers! We will never ask you to pay a fee.   Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy.   We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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How this job compares in Verona, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, where the middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 108 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 19% 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 Verona, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Verona, WI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 167 other active welding openings from 102 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

QPS Employment Group currently has 18 other openings live in Wisconsin, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (18), Staff on Site (9), and Gpac (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Wisconsin, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marinette at $32/hr, Waukesha at $30/hr, and Milwaukee at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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