Job Title: Welder | Class A
Job Type: Temp-to-Hire
Status: Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift
Schedule: Monday–Thursday | 5:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location: Rogers, MN
Pay Rate: $28.00–$34.00/hour (DOE)
Job Type: Temp-to-Hire
Status: Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift
Schedule: Monday–Thursday | 5:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location: Rogers, MN
Pay Rate: $28.00–$34.00/hour (DOE)
About Our Client:
Our client is a privately held, family-owned sheet metal fabrication company specializing in high-quality custom fabrication solutions for industrial, retail display, and manufacturing applications. Their modern facility utilizes advanced laser cutting, press brakes, robotic forming, MIG, TIG, laser welding, and powder coating equipment to produce precision components in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
Their team values integrity, craftsmanship, collaboration, and continuous improvement while providing employees with opportunities to expand their technical skills and grow professionally.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Class A Welder to join a growing fabrication team in Rogers, MN. This senior-level position is ideal for a highly skilled welder who takes pride in producing exceptional work while mentoring others and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
The Class A Welder will fabricate complex sheet metal components, perform high-quality MIG, TIG, and laser welds, build custom fixtures, and work closely with engineering and production teams to ensure finished products meet customer specifications and quality standards.
Unlike repetitive production welding, this position offers a diverse workload involving multiple custom projects. The ideal candidate is comfortable interpreting complex blueprints, solving fabrication challenges, and producing precision, cosmetic-quality welds.
Key Responsibilities:
Welding & Fabrication
- Read and interpret complex blueprints, layouts, routers, and job packets to determine dimensions, tolerances, weld sequences, and fit-up requirements
- Perform high-quality MIG and TIG welding on lightweight sheet metal and fabricated components
- Perform laser welding as trained and required
- Weld materials ranging from approximately 20-gauge through ¼-inch thickness
- Produce precision, cosmetic-quality welds that meet customer specifications and established quality standards
- Build, modify, and utilize custom fixtures to ensure accurate assembly of complex components
- Blend and finish welds to achieve required cosmetic and quality standards
- Complete multiple custom fabrication projects throughout the shift in a high-mix, low-volume environment
Technical & Production Support
- Work closely with engineering, fabrication, and production teams to resolve fabrication challenges
- Troubleshoot welding, fit-up, tooling, and fabrication issues
- Utilize digital systems to access prints, routers, inspection forms, and production documentation
- Maintain accurate production and quality documentation
- Assist with inventory management and additional fabrication responsibilities as assigned
- Perform preventative maintenance on welding equipment and report equipment concerns as needed
Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Mentor and train less-experienced welders while sharing technical knowledge and welding best practices
- Provide guidance on welding techniques, blueprint interpretation, quality requirements, and fabrication processes
- Identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and production processes
- Recommend solutions to reduce material waste and improve workflow
- Collaborate with team members to maintain production schedules and quality expectations
Safety & Quality
- Inspect completed welds and fabricated components for quality, accuracy, and conformance to specifications
- Follow all company safety policies and established welding procedures
- Properly use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area
- Demonstrate consistent attention to quality, safety, and craftsmanship
Qualifications:
Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Advanced MIG welding experience
- TIG welding experience
- Ability to weld thin-gauge sheet metal without burn-through
- Experience producing cosmetic-quality welds and blending finishes
- Strong blueprint reading and fabrication skills
- Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of welding and fabrication processes
- Basic computer skills with the ability to navigate digital work instructions and production documentation
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to mentor and train fellow welders
- Stable work history with demonstrated reliability
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a high-mix environment with frequent changes between custom projects
- Ability to stand and move throughout the majority of the shift
- Ability to frequently bend, reach, lift, and perform repetitive movements associated with welding and fabrication
- Ability to regularly lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds with occasional heavier lifting as needed
- Ability to safely work around welding equipment, fabrication machinery, and production processes
Preferred
- 5+ years of professional welding experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Two-year Welding Trade Degree
- Laser welding experience; training may be provided for candidates willing to learn
- Experience in a custom fabrication or job-shop manufacturing environment
- Robotic welding experience
- Experience working with advanced sheet metal fabrication equipment
Working Conditions:
- Modern sheet metal fabrication and manufacturing facility
- High-mix, low-volume environment with frequent changes between custom projects
- Regular exposure to welding equipment, fabrication machinery, metal materials, sparks, fumes, and production processes
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, and hands-on fabrication work throughout the shift
- Regular use of welding and fabrication equipment
- Required use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including welding helmet, gloves, and safety glasses
- Work requires consistent attention to safety, precision, quality, and craftsmanship
About The Vision Companies:
At The Vision Companies, we go beyond matching skills to job descriptions. We advocate for you, ensuring a win-win for both candidates and clients by finding the right fit—not just any fit. Our personalized approach, grounded in our core values, means we carefully select opportunities that align with your goals. We support you every step of the way and follow up to ensure satisfaction, treating each person as a valued individual.
Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off and holiday pay (where eligible)
- Optional medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus additional voluntary benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee referral bonus program
- Employee appreciation events, giveaways, and recognition throughout the year
- Dedicated support from our recruiting team—we're committed to helping you succeed every step of the way
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