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MIG Welders (Entry Level & Experienced) Direct Hire

Location

Mansfield, OH

Wage

$17 – $19/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on November 10, 2026

Job Description

MIG Welders | Entry Level & Experienced | Direct Hire | Up to $19/hr

Location: Richland County, Ohio

Pay: $17/hr starting + Attendance Bonus (Up to $19/hr)

Shifts: 1st & 2nd Shift Available

Employment Type: Direct Hire

The Professional & Direct Hire Division of Spherion Mid Ohio is seeking Entry Level and Experienced MIG Welders to join a well established, family owned manufacturing company in Richland County, Ohio!

We have multiple openings for individuals with basic welding knowledge, as well as an opportunity for a more advanced welder who can independently set up equipment and perform quality welds.

Whether you've gained welding experience through school, hands on training, or previous manufacturing positions, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a DIRECT HIRE opportunity! Never go through a temp to hire process. If selected, day ONE you are this company's employee, with access to excellent benefits and opportunities for long term growth!

Available Shifts & Pay

  • 1st Shift
  • 2nd Shift
  • Starting Pay: $14-$17/hr
  • Attendance Bonus: Additional $2/hr, bringing earning potential up to $19/hr
  • Optional overtime available

What You'll Be Doing

  • Perform MIG welding on metal components in a production manufacturing environment
  • Operate machinery and assist with production assembly
  • Inspect welded parts for defects, quality, and consistency
  • Complete rework welding and repairs as needed
  • Document production information accurately in computer systems
  • Follow established safety and quality procedures
  • Work with production teams to meet daily goals

What We're Looking For

Entry Level Welders:

  • Basic welding knowledge or hands on experience through school, training, or previous employment
  • Understanding of basic welding techniques and safety practices
  • Willingness to learn and develop welding skills
  • Good attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Ability to complete a welding assessment

Experienced / Advanced Welders:

  • Previous MIG welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment
  • Ability to independently set up and adjust welding equipment
  • Strong understanding of weld quality, consistency, and penetration
  • Ability to identify and correct welding defects
  • Ability to successfully complete an advanced welding assessment

Additional Requirements

  • Must successfully complete the required welding assessment
  • Advanced welding candidates must be able to set up welding equipment independently and demonstrate proper weld penetration
  • Candidates completing the advanced weld test must have their own welding helmet and gloves

Benefits

  • Health benefits available on your first day of employment
  • Yearly pay increases and bonuses based on annual performance reviews
  • Flexible overtime opportunities
  • Christmas bonuses
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Competitive vacation time offered after probationary period
  • Paid holidays
  • Referral program

If you're looking for a permanent welding opportunity with a local manufacturer that offers great benefits, consistent hours, and opportunities to grow your skills, we want to hear from you!

Apply today to connect with Spherion Mid Ohio's Professional Division and learn more about these Direct Hire opportunities in Richland County!

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Mansfield, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, where the middle half runs $24–$30/hr across 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 2% 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 Mansfield, OH

Mansfield, OH currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 103 other active welding openings from 67 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Mansfield, or widen the search to Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Welding Shop in Columbus, OH (4), and Component Repair Technologies (4). 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.

See all entry level welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. MIG Welders (Entry Level & Experienced) Direct Hire figures were last recalculated when this page was built.