Welder - Weekly Pay

Welder- Weekly Pay- Start ASAP

Pay: $23-$28/hour

Location: Tea, SD

Hours: Various Shifts Available

This role involves fabricating and assembling bases and enclosures by following customer specifications and engineering drawings, using MIG and other welding processes. You will prepare materials, lay out and weld components, install specialized parts, and ensure all welds meet quality and precision standards in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Follow customer specifications and engineering drawings to lay out, assemble, and weld bases and enclosures.
• Gather required materials, prepare workpieces, and organize tools and equipment prior to welding.
• Set up welding equipment and weld parts together using MIG, gas welding, and various arc welding processes.
• Install specialized parts and components on enclosures, including insulation, Z-bar, doors, hinges, brackets, and related hardware using cutting, welding, and grinding tools.
• Install specialized parts and components on bases, including structural steel, flat and formed sheet metal, plate, lifts, and lugs.

Essential Skills:

• Proficiency with MIG welding and familiarity with gas and arc welding processes.
• Ability to use basic hand tools, power tools, tape measures, grinders, and related fabrication equipment.
• Strong measurement skills, including accurate use of a tape measure and understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and follow detailed work orders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Previous welding experience, including basic metal welding; employer can provide additional training to build skills.
• Experience operating a forklift is preferred.
• Blueprint reading skills are helpful; training can be provided for candidates with strong aptitude.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
• Comfort working with cranes or other lifting equipment after appropriate training.

Why Work Here?

The company offers significant growth and advancement opportunities in a rapidly expanding manufacturing operation that builds generators for data centers. The business has experienced sustained, substantial growth over the past several years and is already booked with work well into the future, providing stability and long-term opportunity. Leadership is actively focused on improving and strengthening the workplace culture, creating an environment where employees can develop their skills, advance their careers, and contribute to ongoing success.

Work Environment:

The facility is part of a large and growing operation, currently employing around 600 people with plans to expand to approximately 800 employees within the next one and a half to two years. Team members work both independently and in small groups on the production floor, following established safety and quality procedures while handling structural steel, sheet metal, and heavy components.

This is a Permanent position based out of Tea, SD.

The pay range for this position is $49920.00 - $56160.00/yr.

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.

Vision, dental, health, and 401K

This is a Permanent position based out of Tea, SD.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 26, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Tea,SD.

About Aerotek

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.