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Job Description

Overview

The Welder position is available for both Welder I and Welder II on the 2nd shift, focusing on various welding techniques under supervision to fabricate parts for product assembly. Welders will work with different materials and equipment to ensure high-quality finished products.

Responsibilities

  • Comply with the company/site safety rules.
  • Perform safe and effective operation of all equipment needed to perform job function.
  • Flex across different products and areas to support business needs.
  • Provide training to new employees or employees learning new work areas to work instructions/standard work.
  • Follow established procedures, processes, or policies.
  • Interpret and understand engineering drawings and blueprints to accurately execute welding tasks.
  • Assist with robotic welder.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or Certification.
  • Internal written and physical weld test.
  • An understanding of welding fundamentals.
  • Basic welding experience and/or training.
  • Basic knowledge of Mig Welding Equipment.
  • Ability to follow direction and work in a team environment.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Tuesday–Friday, 5:00 PM – 3:00 AM.
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How this job compares in Oshkosh, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 28% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Wisconsin — toward the top of a $23–$29/hr middle band drawn from 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Oshkosh, WI

Oshkosh, 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 141 other active welding openings from 92 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

Generac currently has 4 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 (15), Wabash (6), and API Heat Transfer (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.

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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. Welder - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.