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Welder

Job Description

This role focuses on joining, fabricating, and repairing metal and other weldable materials using appropriate welding techniques. You interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, and schematics to determine the correct welding process, prepare materials and equipment for welding, and inspect completed welds to ensure structural soundness and high-quality results. The position may involve completing an apprenticeship or formal training in specialized welding areas as required.

Responsibilities

• Join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable materials using MIG welding techniques, primarily on steel.
• Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, and shop drawings to determine appropriate welding processes and fabrication requirements.
• Inspect completed welds to verify structural soundness, quality, and adherence to specifications.
• Prepare materials for welding by cutting, fitting, grinding, and setting up jobs according to blueprints and shop drawings.
• Set up and operate welding equipment and, when required, robotic or processing machines to complete assigned work.
• Fabricate structures and components, ensuring proper alignment, fit, and finish.
• Use hand tools such as hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, grinders, and banders to support welding and fabrication tasks.
• Use measuring tools including tape measures, box calipers, slide dial calipers, and micrometers to verify dimensions and tolerances.
• Convert fractions to decimals and metric measurements to English units as needed for fabrication and quality checks.
• Operate forklifts and cranes safely and maintain required equipment certifications.
• Maintain MIG welder certification and follow established welding procedures and safety standards.
• Produce high-quality work that meets or exceeds company and customer standards.
• Communicate effectively in conversational English, both verbally and in writing, to understand instructions and document work as needed.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in MIG welding, specifically MIG welding on steel.
• Ability to read and interpret simple blueprints and shop drawings.
• Experience in fabrication, including setting up jobs, fitting, and structural work.
• Skill in grinding and other preparation techniques to support welding and fabrication.
• Ability to inspect welds for structural soundness and quality.
• Basic critical thinking skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to operate forklifts and cranes and maintain required equipment certifications.
• Proficiency in using hand tools such as hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, grinders, and banders.
• Ability to use measuring tools including tape measures, box calipers, slide dial calipers, and micrometers.
• Ability to convert fractions to decimals and metric measurements to English units.
• Capability to set up and operate one or more processing machines.
• Ability to speak, write, and comprehend conversational English.
• Ability to produce consistently high-quality work.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant experience in welding, fabrication, or steel manufacturing.
• Completion of an apprenticeship or vocational training in welding or related specialty areas is preferred.
• Ability to pass and maintain MIG welder certification.
• Comfort working in a steel manufacturing and fabrication environment.

Why Work Here?

You join a growing, family-owned organization that values skilled tradespeople and offers a stable first-shift schedule. The culture emphasizes quality workmanship, reliability, and teamwork, with opportunities to develop your welding skills and maintain valuable certifications. Working in the heart of Louisville, you benefit from a predictable workweek, a supportive environment, and the chance to contribute directly to the success and growth of the business.

Work Environment

The role is based in a steel manufacturing and fabrication environment that is not temperature controlled, so conditions vary with the seasons. This is a first-shift position, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch and two 10-minute breaks. When overtime is required, it is typically scheduled on Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You work around welding equipment, processing machines, forklifts, cranes, and standard fabrication tools in an industrial setting that prioritizes safety and productivity.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Louisville, KY.

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

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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 Louisville,KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 5, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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 meet 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 in solving 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.