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Overview

Kewaunee Fabrications, part of the Oshkosh Corporation, is a leading heavy fabrication specialist offering comprehensive solutions since 1941. The company is seeking motivated and experienced welders skilled in MIG and/or TIG welding to join their dedicated team.

Responsibilities

  • Weld steel and/or aluminum parts per blueprints using MIG, TIG, FCAW, or SMAW processes.
  • Complete required job paperwork and labor documentation.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Perform self-inspections and adhere to quality standards.
  • Support preventative maintenance and assist coworkers as needed.

Requirements

  • Previous metal fabrication and/or welding experience.
  • Experience with at least one welding process and ability to obtain AWS D1.1 certification.
  • Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly.
  • Willingness to perform cleaning, grinding, and weld prep work.
  • High school diploma, technical training, or equivalent education.
  • One (1) year or more of welding or metal fabrication experience.
  • Prior experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 3rd Shift: Sunday – Thursday, 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
  • Includes a paid lunch.
  • Always-available, completely voluntary overtime before or after your shift.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Kewaunee, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 114 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% 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 Kewaunee, WI

Kewaunee, WI currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 176 other active welding openings from 117 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Kewaunee, or widen the search to Wisconsin.

Kewaunee Fabrications currently has 3 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 (17), Gpac (7), and API Heat Transfer (4). 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, Manitowoc at $30/hr, and Neenah at $23/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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