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Morgan Truck Body

Welder - 1st Shift

Location

Afton, WI

Wage

$26 – $29.9/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG WeldingSteelAluminumAWS TOAWS ENSURING
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Posted on October 19, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Join Morgan Truck Body as a Welder on the 1st Shift, where you can earn between $26.00 and $29.90 per hour and receive a $4,000 bonus. Be part of a team that builds tough and durable truck bodies while enjoying on-demand pay and opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Expertly operate welding equipment to fuse aluminum, steel, and galvanneal components.
  • Master the art of reading and interpreting blueprints for precise welding.
  • Control heavy equipment like saws to prepare materials safely.
  • Perform machine setup and preventative maintenance for smooth production.
  • Inspect every weld for defects to ensure top-tier quality standards.
  • Learn and apply multiple welding methods and earn certifications.
  • Lead safety and quality compliance checks.
  • Promote and adhere to all safety policies.

Requirements

  • Must successfully pass a weld test to demonstrate skill and quality.
  • Proficient in welding mild steel and galvanneal materials.
  • Minimum of 6 months welding experience or completion of welding school training.
  • Solid grasp of basic math, tape measurement, and computer skills.
  • Basic experience with hand tools.
  • Able to accurately understand and apply measurements.
  • Competent in reading and interpreting blueprints.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent GED required.
  • Must be 18 years or older.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Janesville, WI
  • 1st Shift position
  • Physical tasks include standing for extended periods, lifting up to 35 pounds, and performing various movements.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $28/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 66% 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 Afton, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Afton, 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 176 other active welding openings from 116 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

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 TIG. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.