1st Shift Welder/Shipfitter, Level 4
Location
Manitowoc, WI
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 2, 2026
Location
Manitowoc, WI
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 2, 2026
Join the crew at Burger Boat Company, where we build extraordinary vessels and solve real problems. We value teamwork, craftsmanship, and pride in our work, offering a variety of tasks and opportunities for growth.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Wisconsin currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$30/hr across 82 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Manitowoc, WI currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 147 other active welding openings from 99 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Manitowoc, or widen the search to Wisconsin.
Burger Boat Company 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 (14), Wabash (5), and Kewaunee Fabrications (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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 shipyard welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
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