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API Heat Transfer

Aluminum MIG & TIG & S&T Steel Mig &Tig Welder

Location

Mount Pleasant, WI

Wage

$50,577/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on October 26, 2026

Job Description

Overview

API Heat Transfer is seeking Aluminum MIG & TIG Welders and S&T Steel MIG & TIG Welders for first shift at their Racine location as part of their cultural transformation and commitment to Lean Cultural Change.

Responsibilities

  • Perform work in a safe manner.
  • Weld Aluminum Pressure Vessels and Airtight utilizing GMAW Pulse Spray and GTAW welding.
  • Adjust parameter settings for different material thickness.
  • Learn Robot welding set-up and operations.
  • Assemble finished products from blueprints to the specifications indicated.
  • Produce product within tolerance.
  • Maintain tools and equipment provided for assembly operations.
  • Maintain work area in an organized manner.
  • Comply with all ISO 9001 Quality standards, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Welding certification from an accredited Technical School preferred.
  • Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to provide examples of both GTAW & GMAW proficiency.
  • Mechanical aptitude and functional knowledge of hand tools.
  • Ability to interpret blueprints and measurements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Qualified candidates will be asked to complete a weld test to D1.2 AWS.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Mount Pleasant, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $24/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 103 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 39% 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 Mount Pleasant, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mount Pleasant, 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 109 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

API Heat Transfer currently has 3 other openings live in Wisconsin, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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 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.

See all MIG aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Similar openings near Mount Pleasant, WI

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aluminum MIG & TIG & S&T Steel Mig &Tig Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.