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Overview

The 2nd Shift Welder position in Kaukauna, WI requires the production of 100% X-Ray quality pipe welds using various welding processes. The role involves assembling pipe components, ensuring proper fit-up, and conducting safety procedures while maintaining a clean work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Produce 100% X-Ray quality pipe welds in MIG, TIG, and FLUX Core processes.
  • Assemble pipe components by tacking them in place prior to welding.
  • Confirm squareness and configuration of all joints fit-up.
  • Ensure proper alignment of pipe joints and build according to isometric drawings.
  • Verify correct length, material, type, and grade of pipe and fittings prior to tacking.
  • Retrieve material and ensure it corresponds with parts list.
  • Lift pipe with crane to fit-up bench.
  • Weld joints and grind out temporary tacks.
  • Position pieces to be welded and purge pipe to be welded.
  • Record filler rod heat numbers and identify welds by etching a weld number next to the joint.
  • Inspect welds after completion and make corrections if needed.
  • Keep work area clean and organized to prevent slips and trips.
  • Conduct work safely and follow all safety procedures.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years on-the-job welding experience.
  • Ability to pass X-Ray and weld multiple processes.
  • Ability to MIG root with down-hill progression and Flux core fill and cap with up-hill progression.
  • TIG out with all passes being up-hill progression.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and volume.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Additional Information

  • Location: Kaukauna, WI.
  • Shift: 2nd (5:00 PM - 3:05 AM, Monday – Wednesday & 4 PM Thursday - 2:05 AM Friday, 10 hours).
  • Reports to: Foreman.
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How this job compares in Kaukauna, WI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$30/hr across 104 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Kaukauna, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Kaukauna, 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 165 other active welding openings from 108 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 (20), Wabash (6), and Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. (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 Waukesha at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 2nd Shift Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.