Ready to Shape Steel with Precision?
Stoughton Trailers, an industry leader rooted in Wisconsin, is known for rigorous quality, uncompromising safety, and operational excellence. We’re seeking a Structural MIG Welder/Fabricator who thrives on building dependable equipment that keeps freight moving.
Is This You?
- Can you read blueprints and process sheets without breaking stride?
- Comfortable welding flat, horizontal, vertical down, and overhead?
- Experienced with both manual and robotic weld equipment?
- Confident with cranes, hoists, and precise measurement tools?
Where and When You’ll Work
- Shifts: 1st, 2nd, & Weekend
- Schedules:
- Monday–Thursday: 5:30 AM–4:00 PM
- Monday–Thursday: 4:30 PM–3:00 AM
- Friday–Sunday: 5:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Overtime: Required as business needs
What You’ll Do
- Prepare parts and assemblies; set machines for carbon and stainless steels in various gauges.
- Use blocking, braces, jigs, wedges, drift pins, turnbuckles, and pry bars to align components.
- Lay down MIG welds in all required positions (flat, horizontal, vertical down, overhead).
- Grind or chip rough edges, remove surplus weld/scale, and finish to specification.
- Clamp and bolt straps or parts to hold tolerances.
- Operate overhead cranes, hoists, and lifting devices in a safe manner.
- Measure, verify, and record quality checks; operate robotic welding cells.
- Maintain safe, efficient, and highly productive work practices; uphold strong attendance.
- Work mandatory overtime as needed; perform other duties as assigned.
Tools You’ll Use
- Wire feed welder (MIG), automatic welder
- Plasma cutter; oxygen/acetylene cutting torches
- Hand drill, hammer, needle gun, chisel, utility knives, putty scraper
- Disk sander, rivet gun, impact wrench, huck gun, grinder
- Clamps, combination square, tape measure
What You Bring
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent, considering education and work experience.
- Certifications: Welder certification preferred.
- Core Skills:
- Blueprint and process-sheet literacy; accurate use of gauges and tape measures.
- Basic shop math (fractions, measurements).
- Knowledge of welding practices and weld defect identification/repair.
- Ability to set up and operate weld machines, oxy-acetylene torches, plasma equipment, and robotic welders.
- Ability to pass written and hands-on weld tests.
- Ability to pass pulmonary function tests.
Primary Equipment
MIG Welder
Accessibility
Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.