Welder

Welder

Job Description

As a Welder, your primary responsibilities will be MIG welding aluminum. You'll be tasked with climbing into bins and welding aluminum parts together, standing and welding, and tacking parts of trailers using .035 wire. Additionally, you'll need to read and interpret blueprints to determine what welds to lay, measurements to take, and positions to adhere to.

Responsibilities

• Perform MIG welding on aluminum feed trailers.
• Climb into bins to weld aluminum parts together.
• Stand and weld using .035 wire.
• Tack parts of trailers together.
• Read and interpret blueprints to determine welds, measurements, and positions.

Essential Skills

• 6+ months of MIG welding experience.
• 1+ years of on-the-job welding experience.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• 6+ months of welding steel or aluminum.
• Ability to climb into trailers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Blueprint reading.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work in different shifts.

Why Work Here?

Our company offers great benefits, profit sharing, competitive pay, and opportunities for raises. We conduct performance evaluations at 90 days and 6 months. We offer paid vacation and holidays, 401k & Roth plans, medical, dental & vision insurance, and paid group life/AD&D.

Work Environment

The manufacturing facility is located on the SW side of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The environment is similar to a general shop, cool in winters and warm in summers. The facility includes a service department for fixing equipment, a welding department, and a final assembly department. Training starts on the 1st shift, with options to move to 2nd or 3rd shifts based on progress.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $24.00/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 Cedar Rapids,IA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 15, 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.

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