Fabrication Welder – (MIG Welding, Crane & Forklift Operation | 1st Shift)

Connectly Recruiting; Town of Richfield (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Connectly Recruiting is partnering with a 40-year, zero-layoff manufacturer near Milwaukee to fill a Fabrication Welder role on the 1st shift. The environment is clean, modern, and drama-free, with a stable operation and strong reinvestment in people and facilities.

You will lay out, assemble, and MIG weld a range of products to spec, read engineering drawings, and operate an overhead crane and forklift. U.S.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of MIG welding experience, carbon steel welding required.
• 1+ year of crane and forklift operation experience.
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings.
• Solid, stable work history.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, assemble, and MIG weld a variety of fabricated products to specification.
• Reading and working from engineering drawings to ensure accurate fabrication.
• Producing welds that meet ASME welding standards.
• Operating overhead crane and forklift for material handling and product movement throughout the facility.

Skills

MIG welding

Crane & forklift operation

Reading engineering drawings

Job description

Fabrication Welder – (MIG Welding, Crane & Forklift Operation | 1st Shift)

$23–$26/hr · Greater Milwaukee, WI · A 40-year manufacturer with zero layoffs in its history, a clean modern facility, and a genuinely drama-free work environment — this position is open due to growth, not turnover.

• Experience1+ year of MIG welding + crane and forklift operation required
• Comp$23–$26/hr depending on experience
• Shift1st shift — Monday through Friday
• LocationGreater Milwaukee, WI — onsite | Must reside within 45 minutes
• TypeFull-time, direct hire | Full benefits package
• AuthU.S. citizen or Green Card holder required — no sponsorship, no relocation

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a well-respected industrial manufacturer that has been in business for 40 years without a single layoff. The company produces environmentally friendly products that consistently deliver a strong return on investment for customers — which means steady demand, consistent sales growth, and a financially sound operation that reinvests in its people and facility. The manufacturing environment is clean, modern, and notably free of the politics and dysfunction that follow people from job to job. This opening exists because the company is growing, not because someone left.

What you will be doing

• Laying out, assembling, and MIG welding a variety of fabricated products to specification
• Reading and working from engineering drawings to ensure accurate fabrication
• Producing welds that meet ASME welding standards
• Operating overhead crane and forklift for material handling and product movement throughout the facility

What we are looking for

• 1+ year of MIG welding experience — carbon steel welding experience required
• 1+ year of crane and forklift operation experience
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings
• Solid, stable work history
• U.S. citizen or Green Card holder residing within 45 minutes of the Greater Milwaukee area