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Overview

Douglas Dynamics is North America’s premier manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment, seeking a 2nd Shift Welder to support their operations. The company values collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform set-up and welding on various weldments and structures following job instructions.
  • Set up, operate, adjust, and regulate welding machines to produce high quality weldments.
  • Actively participate in a team environment.
  • Perform designated maintenance functions and assume ownership for quality of weldments.
  • Participate in training and perform daily 6S activities.
  • Maintain safety standards.

Requirements

  • Welding Technology Degree or Welding Technical Diploma desirable.
  • 1 to 2 years welding experience in a production setting desired.
  • Strong basic math skills and ability to read blueprints required.
  • Robotic welding experience is highly desirable.
  • Vision: near, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception.
  • Ability to stand, walk, reach above shoulders, bend, squat, and crawl.
  • Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds with good body mechanics.
  • Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Regular 2nd shift schedule is 4:00pm - 2:30am, Monday - Thursday, with overtime Fridays.
  • Position pays based on experience, starting at $19.00 - $28.00 with a 10% premium for 2nd shift.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Milwaukee, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, where the middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 81 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, 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 98 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Milwaukee, or widen the search to Wisconsin.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (14), Wabash (5), and Burger Boat Company (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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