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Job Description

Overview

The job is for experienced TIG/MIG welders who will work with steel and stainless steel, requiring skills in blueprint reading and safety adherence. The position offers a full-time schedule with opportunities for training and benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Weld steel and stainless steel using TIG/MIG techniques.
  • Read blueprints as needed.
  • Work independently and observe safety rules.
  • Demonstrate excellent measuring skills.
  • Lift up to 50 lbs and perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

  • Must pass welding test.
  • 1 year of welding experience preferred.
  • Willingness to train experienced MIG welders.

Benefits

  • Weekly pay
  • Immediate benefits
  • Evaluation to hire positions
  • Personalized job matching and interview prep

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 5:00 am to 3:30 pm.
  • On-site work location.
  • 2 openings available.
  • Drug test required.

Benefits

Weekly pay
Immediate benefits
Evaluation to hire positions
Personalized job matching and interview prep
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How this job compares in Owatonna, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, where the middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Owatonna, MN

Owatonna, MN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 64 other active welding openings from 43 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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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