**🔧 Job Opening: Welder** 📍 _Altamont, Illinois_ | 📄 _Contract-to-Hire | 1st Shift | Overtime Available_ **🛠️ Role Overview** Join a hands-on welding team where precision meets craftsmanship. You'll manually guide electrodes, apply filler rod, and weld across flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions—ensuring strong, clean joins with expert control of heat, fusion, and bead quality. **🔩 Key Responsibilities** + Weld and fuse metal using MIG techniques + Clean, prep, and repair metal surfaces + Preheat workpieces with torch/furnace + Assemble and tack components in jigs/fixtures + Inspect welds for quality and accuracy **🧠 Required Skills** + 1+ years MIG welding experience + Familiarity with stainless, mild, or carbon steel + Basic welding fundamentals + Measuring tool proficiency + Strong attendance and reliability + Blueprint reading (preferred) **➕ Preferred Qualifications** + Manufacturing experience + Skilled with hand/power tools + Comfortable in hot, non-temp-controlled environments + Willing to work overtime + Eager to learn and grow **🌟 Why Join Us** + Family-owned company with a people-first culture + Internal promotion opportunities + Yearly increases + 30/60/90 day reviews **🏭 Work Environment** Medium-sized, clean facility. Expect heat in summer. Built for skilled tradespeople who take pride in their work. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $22.00/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) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Altamont,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Sep 17, 2025. **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.