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Overview

The Welder position involves reading measurement values, operating various welding techniques, and ensuring quality in complex fabrications. Candidates should have a mid-level understanding of welding processes and be able to mentor less experienced welders.

Responsibilities

  • Read and understand measurement values for a tape measure to the 1/32” increments and a caliper to the .001” increment.
  • Measure complex parts and large fabrications for full dimensional, flatness, and squareness.
  • Verify first piece acceptance and monitor quality based on complex prints.
  • Operate MIG Welding on simple production parts with less guidance.
  • Operate TIG welding on simple production parts.
  • MIG and TIG weld all materials on complex production assemblies.
  • Operate Spot Welding and troubleshoot quality welds.
  • Use a Laser Welder with some assistance.
  • Understand surface finish requirements after welding and perform basic grinding and removal of spatter.
  • Maintain shop hand tools and materials.
  • Use tools and fixtures properly for complex parts.
  • Mentor and guide other welders at equal or lower grade levels.
  • Setup, maintain, and apply fixtures for highly detailed parts.
  • Provide technical training for welding personnel in a full range of welding applications.
  • Setup parts on robotic welder and inspect quality.
  • Ensure that welding fixtures are loaded.
  • Perform leak testing and repair minor leaks and pin holes.

Requirements

  • High School education required.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience required.
  • Mid-level understanding of complex prints.
  • Basic understanding of MIG and TIG welding.
  • Mid-level knowledge of Spot Welding.
  • Introductory understanding of Laser Welder.
  • Basic knowledge of equipment care and maintenance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Life
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • 401K

Additional Information

  • First (Day) shift.
  • On-site work.
  • 4 openings available.
  • Requisition ID: 106577.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Life
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K
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How this job compares in Little Falls, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/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 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 Little Falls, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Little Falls, 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 64 other active welding openings from 43 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), 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 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.

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