Mig Welder

Job Title: Welder Heavy Fabrication (Mining Equipment) Job Description
This role focuses on heavy fabrication and repair work on large mining buckets and related industrial equipment. You will weld thick materials, structural components, and wear parts using MIG and flux core processes, ensuring safety, precision, and long-lasting durability in a covered shop environment.
Responsibilities

• Perform MIG welding on large mining buckets and heavy equipment components, including structural repairs, rebuilds, and modifications using appropriate welding techniques.
• Carry out flux core welding with 3/32\" flux core wire on thick plate and hard plate materials, ensuring strong and reliable welds.
• Heat, bend, cut, and grind steel as part of heavy fabrication work, following technical specifications and job requirements.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and welding symbols to plan and execute welding and fabrication tasks accurately.
• Conduct minor fit-up work independently, preparing components for welding and ensuring proper alignment and joint configuration.
• Operate heavy-duty fabrication tools and equipment, including grinders, torches, plasma cutters, air chisels, needle scalers, and oxy/fuel cutting torches.
• Use air arc (arc air) equipment to gouge and prepare weld areas and perform repair work on heavy equipment components.
• Safely operate overhead and jib cranes and apply proper rigging techniques when moving and positioning large steel components.
• Inspect welds for quality, strength, and compliance with specifications, and make adjustments or repairs as needed.
• Apply pre-heat and post-heat procedures where required to maintain material integrity and weld quality, particularly on thick and hard plate.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety, following zero-harm behaviors and contributing to a world-class safety culture.
• Collaborate effectively with team members, supporting a positive and cooperative work environment.
• Successfully complete and pass a welding test as part of the hiring process and maintain high welding standards throughout employment.

Essential Skills

• At least 5 years of applicable MIG welding experience on heavy equipment, thick plate, and structural components.
• Proficiency in MIG welding processes, including welding large-scale mining buckets and heavy equipment components.
• Hands-on experience with flux core welding using 3/32\" flux core wire and an understanding of how it differs from hard wire.
• Strong fabrication skills, including heating, bending, cutting, and grinding steel, and performing structural repairs and rebuilds.
• Ability to weld plate thickness from 1/2\" up to and including 6\" thick while maintaining weld quality and integrity.
• Capability to stack welds 3\" or more in height or thickness with weld passes 24\" or longer.
• Experience welding hard plate materials such as 400BHN and 500BHN; experience with stainless weld wire is a plus.
• Ability to use and run an air arc (arc air) for gouging and repair work.
• Competence in using 4.5\" and 9\" grinders, air chisels, needle scalers, and oxy/fuel cutting torches.
• Ability to safely use overhead and jib cranes and apply proper rigging techniques for heavy components.
• Skill in reading and understanding basic drawings and weld symbols to perform accurate fabrication and welding tasks.
• Ability to perform minor fit-up work independently, preparing joints and components for welding.
• Strong safety awareness and adherence to safety procedures and zero-harm behaviors.
• Effective teamwork skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to pass a welding test as a condition of hire.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working on large mining buckets, heavy industrial equipment, or similar heavy fabrication environments.
• Knowledge of pre-heat and post-heat procedures for thick and hard plate welding applications.
• Familiarity with quality inspection practices for welds, including visual inspection and compliance with specified standards.
• Mechanical aptitude for operating heavy-duty fabrication tools and equipment such as grinders, torches, and plasma cutters.
• Experience welding with stainless weld wire is considered an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and precision in welding and fabrication work.
• Reliability in meeting work schedules, including occasional Saturday work when requested.

Why Work Here?
You join a team that values safety, craftsmanship, and long-term career growth. The role starts as a contract position through the end of the year with the potential to become permanent for the right person, offering stability and advancement opportunities. If eligible, you may access a comprehensive benefits package that can include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital plans; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options; voluntary life and AD&D insurance for you and your dependents; short- and long-term disability; a health spending account (HSA); transportation benefits; an employee assistance program; and paid time off or leave such as PTO, vacation, or sick leave. The organization promotes a strong safety culture, teamwork, and a supportive environment where skilled tradespeople can thrive.
Work Environment
You work in a covered shop environment focused on heavy fabrication and repair of large mining and industrial equipment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with some Saturdays requested as needed to meet project demands. The shop uses a range of industrial tools and equipment, including MIG and flux core welding machines, air arc equipment, grinders, air chisels, needle scalers, oxy/fuel cutting torches, plasma cutters, and overhead and jib cranes with proper rigging. The environment emphasizes strict safety practices and a zero-harm culture, with a strong focus on teamwork and quality workmanship. Attire is typical for an industrial fabrication shop, requiring appropriate work clothing and personal protective equipment suitable for welding and heavy fabrication tasks.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Phoenix, AZ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $31.00/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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Phoenix, AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Phoenix,AZ.

About Aerotek

Aerotek\u00AE 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.

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