No welding experience required. You start in our in-house weld school in Oak Harbor, Ohio, learn TIG on real parts, then move to the floor with experienced welders beside you. The progression is concrete: trainee, then welder, then AWS certifications, then lead. Every step is taught in-house. Current openings and pay are on the careers page.
What You’ll Do
Weld a variety of materials and joint configurations using TIG techniques, often on parts fit and fabricated by others.
Are You a Good Fit?
- Desire to learn, committed to lifelong learning
- Love solving complex problems
- Bored doing the same job every day
- Committed to making quality parts the first time
What You’ll Learn
- Reading weld symbols and blueprints
- Welding stainless, carbon, and aluminum at various thicknesses
- Producing correct-size, low-defect welds in multiple positions
What We Offer
Join a team of 60+ AWS-certified welders building unique products every day.
- Huge project variety. It is hard to get bored here.
- A diverse customer base, which keeps the work steady.
- Long-term employment with a history of steady growth since 1951.
- Overtime pay.
- Flexible work schedules after the introductory period.
Your welds are inspected by a Certified Welding Inspector on staff, and every published opening lists its wage range. See both on our careers page.
Why Start a Career in Welding
Hear it from the shop floor: this short video covers why welding at Northern is a different job than welding at a production shop, straight from the people doing it.
Welding Career Paths
A career in welding is a foundation, not a ceiling. Welders at Northern have grown into every one of the roles below, and the hands-on experience is what makes them good at the next job.
Management Careers
Lead man, supervisor, plant manager. Leads at Northern run crews, robotic cells, and code jobs, and they came up through this same training path.
Engineering
Welding engineering and manufacturing engineering. A welder who knows how a joint actually goes together writes better procedures and better routings.
Advanced Technology
Robotic welding and laser welding. The shop runs vision-guided robotic cells and fiber laser welding, and welders train into programming and running them.
Quality and Training
AWS Certified Welding Inspector, educator. Our CWI inspects production and trainee welds, and every step of the program is taught in-house.
Ready to start? See current openings and pay, or email careers@northernmfg.com with your name and phone number. No formal resume required.