Automotive Fabricator (3+ years experience)
Location
Riverview, MI
Wage
$24 – $28/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on October 26, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Watson Racing in Browstown, MI is seeking an experienced Welder/Automotive Fabricator with a focus on automotive fabrication and mechanical maintenance. This position offers a pay range of $24.00 to $28.00 per hour, depending on experience, and is a contract-to-hire role after 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Cut, bend, and shape raw metals to fabricate prototype components including safety roll cages using MIG & TIG processes.
- Install fabricated components into Ford vehicles.
- Inspect finished assemblies for accuracy, structural integrity, and proper operational function using calipers and gauges.
- Maintain a clean work environment and safely handle hazardous materials.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in automotive fabrication.
- Basic automotive fabrication skills and a rolling toolbox with fabrication and basic mechanics tools.
- Knowledge of vehicle assembly is a plus.
- Ability to analyze technical drawings, schematics, and work orders.
- Willingness to learn how to use a mill, lathe, drill presses, brake press, and forklift.
- Adherence to OSHA and workplace safety standards.
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- PTO
Additional Information
- Work location is in person.
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
PTO
How this job compares in Riverview, MI
Pay in context
At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Michigan, whose middle half runs $23–$26/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Riverview, MI
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Riverview, MI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 68 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.
The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Qualified Staffing (8), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (5), and Fabcon Precast (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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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