Welder

Job Title: 1st shift Welder

Job Description

As a welder, you will be responsible for striking an arc to generate heat and melt metal, joining work pieces, guiding electrodes or guns along weld lines, and manually applying filler rods. You will perform welding in various positions, including flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead, and ensure that welds meet specified depths and bead sizes. Additionally, you will examine welds, clean or degrease joints, repair broken parts, and prepare surfaces for welding.

Responsibilities

• Form arcs to generate heat and deposit metal from electrode to work piece.
• Manually guide electrode or gun along weld line to maintain arc length and movement speed.
• Perform welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examine welds for bead size and other specifications.
• Manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
• Clean or degrease weld joint or work piece.
• Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
• Prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
• Chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
• Preheat work piece with hand torch or heating furnace.
• Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
• Tack assemblies together.

Essential Skills

• Experience with blueprints.
• MIG welding experience (1+ years manually welding).
• Basic understanding of welding fundamentals.
• Experience with stainless, mild, or carbon steel.
• Positive attendance history.
• Experience with assembly, structural welding, and measuring tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Eagerness to learn.
• Experience with hand and power tools.
• Comfortable working in non-temperature controlled environments.
• Open to overtime.
• Availability for 1st shift.

Why Work Here?

Join a family-owned company with locations in Illinois and Michigan, recognized as an industry leader in stationary and telescopic seating manufacturing. Enjoy opportunities for career advancement within the company.

Work Environment

Work in a non-temperature controlled environment that can become very hot in the summer. The facility is medium-sized and relatively clean, offering a straightforward and practical working space.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Altamont, IL.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $21.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Altamont,IL.

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 10, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.