Job Description

Position Title: Welder/Fitter Wage: $24.00-$28.00/hour Shift: 1st Hours: 6:30am-3:30pm We're seeking an experienced Structural MIG Heavy Plate Welder to join a fabrication team in Kenosha, WI. This role involves welding large structural components and heavy plate material in a custom job shop environment (not production welding). The ideal candidate will have strong experience welding thick plate, performing vertical welds, and working with heavy fabrication equipment. Join a company that has been serving industries such as power generation, construction equipment, and material handling for over 100 years with high-quality custom metal fabrication. Welder/Fitter Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Perform structural MIG welding on heavy plate materials up to 2 inches thick - Weld using .045 and 3/16 wire - Execute vertical-up welds and other structural weld positions - Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and weld symbols - Perform fit-up and welding of large structural components - Operate shop equipment, including drill press and band saw/saw equipment - Safely operate forklifts and overhead cranes to move heavy material - Maintain weld quality consistent with structural fabrication standards - Work in a job shop environment producing custom weldments Welder/Fitter Requirements: - Experience with Structural MIG welding on heavy plate - Ability to weld up to 2-inch plate thickness - Proven experience with .045 and 3/16 wire - Ability to perform vertical-up welds - Prior experience in a machine shop or heavy fabrication environment - Experience operating forklifts, overhead cranes, and drill presses and saws - Ability to read blueprints and welding symbols - Strong attention to quality and safety - AWS structural welding experience or certification preferred - Experience in custom fabrication/job shop environments preferred - Experience with large weldments or heavy equipment components preferred - Heavy fabrication and welding environment - Handling large steel components and heavy plate - Use of cranes and material handling equipment - Standing, lifting, and welding for extended periods IND999 QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! Why Work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers! We will never ask you to pay a fee. Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

How this job compares in Kenosha, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin, whose middle half runs $23–$29/hr across 80 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% 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 Kenosha, WI

Kenosha, WI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 145 other active welding openings from 93 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

QPS Employment Group currently has 16 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 (16), Wabash (6), and Generac (5). 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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