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Overview

Stoughton Trailers, an industry leader rooted in Wisconsin, is seeking a Structural MIG Welder/Fabricator who thrives on building dependable equipment that keeps freight moving. The company is known for rigorous quality, uncompromising safety, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare parts and assemblies; set machines for carbon and stainless steels in various gauges.
  • Use blocking, braces, jigs, wedges, drift pins, turnbuckles, and pry bars to align components.
  • Lay down MIG welds in all required positions (flat, horizontal, vertical down, overhead).
  • Grind or chip rough edges, remove surplus weld/scale, and finish to specification.
  • Clamp and bolt straps or parts to hold tolerances.
  • Operate overhead cranes, hoists, and lifting devices in a safe manner.
  • Measure, verify, and record quality checks; operate robotic welding cells.
  • Maintain safe, efficient, and highly productive work practices; uphold strong attendance.
  • Work mandatory overtime as needed; perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent, considering education and work experience.
  • Welder certification preferred.
  • Blueprint and process-sheet literacy; accurate use of gauges and tape measures.
  • Basic shop math (fractions, measurements).
  • Knowledge of welding practices and weld defect identification/repair.
  • Ability to set up and operate weld machines, oxy-acetylene torches, plasma equipment, and robotic welders.
  • Ability to pass written and hands-on weld tests.
  • Ability to pass pulmonary function tests.

Additional Information

  • Shifts: 1st, 2nd, & Weekend.
  • Schedules: Monday–Thursday: 5:30 AM–4:00 PM, Monday–Thursday: 4:30 PM–3:00 AM, Friday–Sunday: 5:00 AM–5:00 PM.
  • Overtime: Required as business needs.
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How this job compares in Stoughton, 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 Stoughton, WI

Stoughton, WI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 165 other active welding openings from 108 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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. 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 structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Structural MIG Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.