1st/2nd Shift Welders
Bridgman, MIFull-time$19–21.85/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The welder fabricates steel components using welding equipment and follows procedures, layouts, blueprints, diagrams, work orders, and oral instructions. The role also uses related shop equipment and tools, maintains work to applicable standards, and supports a safe, clean work environment. A high school diploma or GED and welding experience are required; trailer assembly or heavy equipment manufacturing experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Job description: {#isPasted} · Weld steel components with welding equipment as specified by procedures, layouts, blueprints, diagrams, work orders, or oral instructions. Welds range from simple tacks to complex welds, performed in varying positions. · Operate and/or use related equipment and tools which include forklifts, hoists, slings, grinders (portable & bench), cutting torches, hand tools, drills, punches, a tape measure, and Air Arc. · Read, understand, and follow job order specifications, blueprints, work instructions, and procedures. · Maintain level of work performance in accordance with Pratt standards and/or job order specifications. · Perform or assist in other assigned duties as qualified. · Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. · Ability to understand welding symbols and diagrams, read blueprints and/or other printed instructional material in the welding of products or parts. · Good Attendance is requisite for being able to perform the essential functions of this job. **Supervisory Responsibilities: **This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Qualifications: · Must be dependable, open to changes and new ideas, adaptable to new situations and challenges, and use time wisely. · The ability to satisfactorily work alone, and willingness to work with others respectfully and professionally in a team environment, with reasonable instructions, training, and supervision. · The ability to accomplish a task with concern for all the areas involved, including the ability to notice inconsistencies/faults in parts, equipment, or production processes to prevent faulty products leaving the facility. Education and/or Experience: · High School diploma or GED required. · Welding experience required. Must be able to pass weld test. · Trailer assembly and/or heavy equipment manufacturing experience preferred. · Vocational or post-secondary education and welding certification(s) desired. Job Type: Full-time Salary: $19.00-21.85/hr Expected hours: 50-60 hours per week. Benefits: - Dental insurance - Health insurance - Life insurance - Vision Insurance - Short- Term Disability - ESSL PTO- After 90 Days - 401(k) Eligibility begins after 6 months of continuous employment. Through voluntary deduction and is non-contributory by the employer. Schedule: - 1st Shift Monday to Friday 5am-4:30pm - Possible Saturday Mornings 6am-11:30am - 2nd Shift Monday- Friday 3:30pm-2am - Overtime
How this job compares
Set against the 812 open Welder jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19–21.85/hr
- US median$24–31/hr324 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20.43/hr, is 27% below the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Welder hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Welder jobs in Michigan and 812 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Tradesmen International, Inc.3 open
- GE Aerospace2 open
- Performance Driven Workforce2 open
- Experience
- Welder postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (449 postings).
- Education
- 3 of the 812 open Welder jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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