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Overview

Louis Industries is a modern steel processing facility in central Minnesota, employing around 100 people and serving over 180 customers. The company focuses on lean manufacturing and invests in automation while offering flexible schedules, full benefits, and competitive pay.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, routers, and work instructions to produce quality welded assemblies.
  • Perform MIG welding, fixturing, tack welding, finishing, and basic quality inspections.
  • Operate welding, grinding, and fabrication equipment while maintaining required production and quality standards.
  • Cross-train and operate additional manufacturing equipment as assigned.
  • Follow established quality standards, work instructions, and safety procedures.
  • Utilize ERP systems to access production information and record required data.
  • Maintain a safe work environment through proper housekeeping, PPE usage, and adherence to company policies.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • 1+ years welding experience OR welding technical school training.
  • Ability to read blueprints and follow work instructions.
  • Ability to safely operate welding and fabrication equipment.
  • Basic math and measuring skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Comfortable using computers and production software.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
  • Willingness to learn robotic welding systems.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday - Thursday (4 pm - 2:30 am).
  • Compensation: $26 – $32 per hour based on experience.
  • Plus $3.00/hour 2nd shift differential.
  • Location: Paynesville, MN.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Paynesville, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, whose middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% 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 Paynesville, MN

Paynesville, MN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 64 other active welding openings from 43 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Paynesville, or widen the search to Minnesota.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lake Air Products (8), Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN (4), and Chart Industries, Inc. (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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