Robotic Welding Programmer - Advanced Automation & Offline Simulation

Job Description Robotic Welding Programmer – Advanced Automation & Offline Simulation Up to $35.00/hr + Shift Differentials & Profit Sharing • Duluth, MN Area • Direct-Hire • 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Shift Available The Opportunity: Elevate your automation career with a global manufacturing leader in the heavy equipment attachment industry, serving the international construction, demolition, and scrap recycling sectors. Known for its deeply rooted "people-first" culture and heavy capital investments in robotic integration, this stable, family-oriented organization is seeking a high-level technical specialist. This role offers true technical autonomy, a comprehensive profit-sharing program, and a workspace that actively rewards automated craftsmanship. TECHNICAL DEPTH: 3+ years of hands-on experience programming robotic welding cells utilizing Yaskawa/YRC1000 controllers and specialized offline programming software SOFTWARE FOCUS: Direct proficiency with Robotmaster or MotoSim for offline toolpath generation, CAD-to-path simulation, and virtual cell optimization WELDING FOUNDATION: Heavy-gauge structural MIG welding mastery with an expert-level ability to interpret complex engineering blueprints and weld symbols EARNING POTENTIAL: Up to $35.00 per hour starting base (fully scaling with programming depth) + Lucrative Shift Differentials (up to +$2.00/hr) + Company-Wide Profit Sharing SHIFT FLEXIBILITY: Your choice of shift layout—1st Shift features flexible morning start windows (6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, or 8:00 AM), with dedicated 2nd and 3rd shift tracks available to maximize differential payouts LOCATION: Greater Duluth, MN / Superior, WI area (100% onsite within a highly modernized, safety-first fabrication facility) COMPLIANCE: United States Citizens or Green Card holders only; corporate visa sponsorship is not available If you are an automation professional or a highly technical welder who is tired of standing inside a smoky booth manual-welding the same repetitive frames, or fighting rigid corporate shops that ignore floor innovation, this direct-hire tracking role is a significant step up. Our client treats their robotic programming team as core manufacturing assets. Instead of just resetting errors on a pendant, you will be performing true ground-up offline programming, optimizing complex multi-axis cell movements, and proving out first-article weldments for massive, high-stress industrial components. The company culture deliberately rejects the high-pressure, high-turnover grind of standard contract job shops, prioritizing long-term employee retention, internal promotion tracks, and genuine work-life balance. With state-of-the-art robotic infrastructure and an unyielding local backlog of global equipment orders, this position provides bulletproof job security alongside a lucrative, performance-tied financial upside. What You Will Be Doing Offline Path Programming: Utilizing Robotmaster or MotoSim software to develop, simulate, and pro