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Overview

We are seeking a skilled Welder/Fabricator to add to our growing team in Harrison Township, MI. This role involves fabricating and MIG welding galvanized sheet metal to build high-quality booths for various applications while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate metal booths and related structures using MIG welding techniques on galvanized sheet metal.
  • Read and interpret prints and drawings to determine dimensions, layout, and construction details for each booth.
  • Measure materials accurately using a tape measure to cut, fit, and assemble components to specification.
  • Perform welds in all positions, including overhead, circular, and other full range of motion welding as required by the design.
  • Prepare and position components for welding, ensuring proper alignment, fit, and joint configuration.
  • Work with sheet metal and galvanized metal, including cutting, fitting, and finishing to achieve clean, precise welds and assemblies.
  • Inspect welds and fabricated components for quality, accuracy, and structural integrity, and make adjustments as needed.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with MIG welding in a fabrication environment.
  • Proficiency in welding galvanized metal and sheet metal components.
  • Ability to perform welds in all positions, including overhead and circular welding.
  • Experience with metal fabrication, including cutting, fitting, and assembling sheet metal structures.
  • Ability to read and interpret prints, drawings, and fabrication plans.
  • Strong measuring skills, including accurate use of a tape measure.
  • Capability to work safely in a shop environment, following established safety procedures.
  • Physical ability to handle the demands of welding and fabrication.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mount Clemens, MI.
  • 1st shift schedule M-F from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional Saturday hours.
  • Proper safety attire is required, including safety helmets, gloves, and work boots.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Mount Clemens, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Michigan, where the middle half runs $23–$26/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Mount Clemens, MI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mount Clemens, 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 88 other active welding openings from 71 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

Aerotek currently has 1 other opening live in Michigan, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Qualified Staffing (8), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (4), 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.

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