Position Title: Welder / Fabricator - 1st Shift
Wage: $20.00 - $27.00/hour
Shift: 1st
Hours: 5:00am - 3:30pm (Monday - Thursday)
Step into a high-skill, high-reward role in Merrill, WI, where your craftsmanship isn't just valued - it powers innovation around the world. As a Welder/Fabricator, you'll join a family-owned, AISC-certified company with over 60 years of industry excellence. With a 4-day workweek, premium pay incentives, and a career path that you control, this is more than a job - it’s where your work matters.
Welder / Fabricator Responsibilities:
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and work instructions
- Plan, layout and sequence fabrication and welding operations
- Perform MIG and/or Flux-Core welding on various steel materials and thicknesses
- Fabricate and assemble metal components to specifications
- Set up welding equipment, jigs, fixtures, and tooling as needed
- Inspect finished welds and parts for correct size, weld quality, and overall accuracy
- Identify defects in welds and take corrective action to ensure quality standards
- Use grinders, saws, torches, and other metal finishing tools
- Follow all company safety procedures and maintain a clean and organized work area
- Work efficiently in a high-mix / low-repetition environment
- Collaborate with team members, supervisors, and quality personnel to meet production goals
Requirements for Welder / Fabricator:
- Experience in MIG or Flux welding processes
- Working knowledge of blueprints
- Ability to develop, layout and plan sequence of operations
- Knowledge of weld defects and discontinuities
What We Offer:
- Overtime available on Fridays
- High mix, low repetition manufacturing
- Paid training for our employees
- Opportunity for advancement
- Friendly and family-oriented work environment
- $1.00 shift premium for 2nd shift
- Temporary $2.00 Premium on Fridays (after 40 working hours between Monday-Thursday)
- Temporary Double Time after 50 hours worked in a work week
Benefits:
- Competitive Health Insurance: Copay only plan (No Deductible)
- Dental, Vision, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program 100% paid for by Company
- 401(k) with Company Match (3.5% on 6%) and 100% vested.
- Paid Time Off, 80 hours after 90 days
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays: 72 hours
- Boot Reimbursement ($100.00 per year)
- Safety Glasses Reimbursement ($100.00 per year)
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