MIG Welder
Location
Neenah, WI
Wage
$20 – $25/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingSteelStainless SteelAluminum
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Posted on October 16, 2026
Job Description
Overview
The MIG Welder position involves fabricating and assembling metal components from blueprints and technical drawings, performing MIG welding on various materials, and ensuring quality production. The role offers a competitive hourly wage with shift premiums and comprehensive benefits.
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings to determine project specifications.
- Apply weld symbols and tolerances to complete work accurately and to required standards.
- Assemble metal components and structures according to design and quality requirements.
- Perform MIG welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum of varying thicknesses.
- Safely operate hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment.
- Measure and inspect parts using micrometers, calipers, and other precision instruments.
- Identify weld defects and complete corrective work to maintain product quality.
- Maintain welding equipment and tools in proper working condition.
- Keep the work area clean and organized and follow company safety procedures.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Three or more years of MIG welding experience.
- Strong understanding of blueprints, tolerances, and weld symbols.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work the selected shift and, for 2nd shift, train on 1st shift.
- Experience in a metal fabrication or manufacturing environment.
- MIG welding experience with carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Experience in an ISO 9001 environment.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- PTO
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
Additional Information
- Both shifts work Monday–Thursday with occasional Friday overtime.
- 1st shift is 5:00 AM–3:30 PM; 2nd shift is 3:45 PM–2:15 AM and includes a $1/hour premium.
- All 2nd-shift candidates must train on 1st shift.
- Work Location: In person.
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
Life Insurance
Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
How this job compares in Neenah, WI
Pay in context
At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Neenah, WI
Neenah, WI currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 167 other active welding openings from 113 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Neenah, or widen the search to Wisconsin.
The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (17), API Heat Transfer (4), and Kewaunee Fabrications (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. Neenah is among them.
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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