MIG Welder

Job Title: Welder

Shift: 1st

Pay: $20-23hr

Job Description

This role is responsible for laying out and welding structural steel to build metal structures, ensuring all work meets print specifications and quality standards. You will use a variety of welding processes and shop equipment, interpret blueprints and weld symbols, and help maintain a safe, organized work area in a busy fabrication environment.

Responsibilities

• Lay out and weld structural steel components to build metal structures according to engineering prints and specifications.
• Weld and cut black carbon and galvanized steel using appropriate welding processes and cutting tools.
• Interpret and work from schematics, blueprints, and weld symbols with a high level of proficiency.
• Ensure all products are manufactured and assembled in accordance with drawings, prints, and quality requirements.
• Operate hand tools, grinders, and other basic shop tools safely and effectively.
• Operate, or learn to operate, basic shop machinery and equipment as needed for fabrication and welding tasks.
• Use tape measures and other measuring tools to verify dimensions and tolerances, including measurements to 1/32 of an inch.
• Perform basic math calculations, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing measurements in pounds, feet, and inches.
• Operate vehicles, mechanical devices, or equipment required to move materials and components within the shop.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and organized work area in accordance with 6S leadership standards and goals.
• Follow and comply with all company safety requirements, policies, and procedures at all times.
• Apply strong flux-core and MIG welding techniques, with a focus on vertical/uphill welds and column welds.
• Utilize TIG welding skills when needed, particularly on stainless steel or specialized applications.
• Assist with mechanical assembly and fabrication tasks related to welded structures and components.
• Train and support new welders by demonstrating proper welding techniques, blueprint reading, and shop practices.
• Use basic computer skills in a Windows environment to navigate screens, enter data, save and print information as required for production or documentation.

Essential Skills

• Ability to pass 3G and 4G MIG welding tests, with a focus on vertical/uphill welds and column welds.
• Strong background in flux-core welding and MIG welding, including structural applications.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting welding blueprints and weld symbols; ability to pass a blueprint test.
• Ability to read a tape measure accurately to 1/32 of an inch.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations involving pounds, feet, and inches.
• Experience with mechanical assembly and fabrication of metal structures.
• Ability to operate hand tools, grinders, and basic shop tools safely and effectively.
• Willingness and ability to learn operation of basic shop machinery and equipment.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 4 years of recent welding experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without restrictions.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English to perform job duties and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Computer proficiency in a Windows environment, including basic navigation, entering and exiting screens, saving, and printing.
• Availability to work 1st shift, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• TIG welding experience, particularly on stainless steel, is a strong plus.
• Two-year welding certification is a plus but not required.
• Experience working with stainless steel materials.
• Familiarity with 6S or similar workplace organization and continuous improvement practices.
• Comfort operating vehicles or mechanical devices used in a fabrication or shop environment.
• Prior experience training or mentoring other welders is beneficial.

Why Work Here?

You will join a stable organization that offers consistent work and the opportunity for overtime when available, allowing you to grow your earnings. Once you transition to full-time status, you gain access to a solid benefits package, supporting your long-term financial and personal well-being. You work alongside a large, experienced team, providing opportunities to learn from others, share your skills, and build a long-term career in welding and fabrication.

Work Environment

This role is based in a non-climate-controlled fabrication shop environment, where temperatures will vary with the seasons. You will work on a 1st shift schedule from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The facility operates with approximately 80 other employees, creating a busy, collaborative production setting. You will regularly work around structural steel, welding equipment, hand tools, grinders, and basic shop machinery, and you will follow established safety and 6S housekeeping practices to maintain an organized workspace.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Dallas, TX.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $23.00/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 Dallas,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on May 25, 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.

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.