**TIG Welder** **Job Description** We are looking for a skilled TIG Welder to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for reading blueprints and building custom parts through cutting, measuring, fabrication, and welding. The ability to use a foot pedal to control heat and produce a uniform, clean weld is essential. **Responsibilities** + Read and understand blueprints to build custom parts. + Perform cutting, measuring, fabrication, and TIG welding of parts. + Use a foot pedal to control the heat during welding. + Operate and maintain hand tools and basic forming/machining equipment, including angle grinders, drills, air-tools, roll-form, pan-brake, drill press, and band saw. + Weld in a variety of positions and directions, including up and down. + Weld materials of various thicknesses, from 14-ga to ½” or ¾”. + Weld a variety of joints, including fillet, butt, thick-to-thin, and round tube joints. + Pulse the foot-pedal to create the “stack-of-dimes” weld appearance while minimizing heat transfer. + Understand and apply back-gassing with Argon during welding. + Fabricate with SS materials, ensuring proper handling, clamping, and preparation. + Pay attention to detail to build weldments accurately, according to print and tolerance, and test-fit as needed. **Essential Skills** + Proficiency in TIG welding. + Ability to read and interpret blueprints. + Experience in fabrication and machine setup. + Skilled in operating hand tools and basic forming/machining equipment. + Ability to weld in various positions and directions. + Experience with welding different material thicknesses and joints. + Proficient in using a foot pedal to control welding heat. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Understanding of back-gassing with Argon. + Experience in fabricating with SS materials. + Attention to detail and ability to work accurately according to prints and tolerances. + Hand tools operation & safety training, including angle grinders, drills, and air-tools for polishing welds and prepping materials. **Why Work Here?** Join our team and work in a dynamic environment where you can enhance your skills and grow professionally. We pride ourselves on creating clean products for the pharmaceutical industry, offering a chance to contribute to meaningful projects. Embrace a culture that values attention to detail, precision, and quality workmanship. **Work Environment** The work environment is a machine shop setting, where you will be involved in producing clean, high-quality products for the pharmaceutical industry. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Peoria, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $30.00 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 Peoria,IL. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Dec 26, 2024. **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.