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Job Description

Overview

Friesen’s designs and manufactures innovative automated processing system solutions for top fortune 500 Consumer Producing Companies. Joining Friesen’s means becoming part of a vibrant culture of talented individuals dedicated to providing outstanding equipment to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

  • TIG Welding of stainless steel
  • Deburring welds and metal finishing as necessary
  • Read blueprints and assemble the weldments
  • Safely perform all duties while maintaining quality and efficiency standards

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred)
  • Proficiency in TIG welding on stainless
  • At least 1 year of TIG Welding and Fabrication experience
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Basic Machine Shop mathematics
  • Able to lift up to 75lbs
  • Must wear safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, and other PPE as required

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Company-paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
  • 401k
  • 401k retirement matching
  • Profit Sharing
  • PTO
  • Supplemental Benefits – Accident, cancer, indemnity, illness, and legal plan
  • Employee Assistance Program

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Company-paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
401k
401k retirement matching
Profit Sharing
PTO
Supplemental Benefits – Accident, cancer, indemnity, illness, and legal plan
Employee Assistance Program
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How this job compares in Detroit Lakes, MN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Minnesota currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$31/hr across 56 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 Detroit Lakes, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Detroit Lakes, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 83 other active welding openings from 51 employers. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lake Air Products (8), Aerotek (6), and Atlas Copco Group (5). 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 TIG. 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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