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SP Industries

Fabricator Welder (Level II)

Location

Hopkins, MI

Wage

$23 – $26/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteel
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Posted on October 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

SP Industries, located in Hopkins, MI, is looking for a Level II Fabrication Welder to join our team. We are committed to delivering high-quality products, innovative solutions, and exceptional service, all while fostering a culture built on integrity, teamwork, and putting our customers first.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble and weld components to blueprint specifications using MIG welding in multiple positions.
  • Interpret drawings and verify materials to ensure accuracy and quality standards.
  • Operate fabrication equipment including cutting, grinding, drilling, and forming tools.
  • Safely move materials using overhead cranes and fork trucks.
  • Maintain production flow by meeting timelines and supporting team efficiency.
  • Keep a clean, organized workspace while following all safety protocols.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure builds meet specifications and expectations.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 4 years of hands-on fabrication welding experience.
  • Strong ability to maintain square and flat tolerances during fabrication.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Excellent MIG welding skills across multiple materials and positions.
  • Experience using measuring tools such as tape measures, squares, levels, calipers, and lasers.
  • Skilled in metal fabrication processes including cutting, grinding, drilling, tapping, and preheating.
  • Experience operating heavy fabrication equipment such as saws, cranes, shears, ironworkers, and fork trucks.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
  • Ability to work in various positions (kneeling, crouching, overhead, etc.).
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
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How this job compares in Hopkins, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $25/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 36% 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 Hopkins, MI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hopkins, 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. 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 welder fabricator 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. Fabricator Welder (Level II) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.