**Welder and Fitter** **Daily per diem + Hotel** **Job Description** As a Welder Fitter, you will play a crucial role in the construction and repair of commercial vessels. Your primary responsibilities will include fitting and aligning metal components, ensuring they meet specifications, and preparing them for welding. **Responsibilities** + Read and understand engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials and task sequences. + Position, align, and fit parts according to specifications using tools like squares, rulers, and measuring tapes. + Tack-weld fitted parts together and prepare them for final welding. + Operate machines such as shears, grinders, and cutting torches to shape and assemble metal components. + Verify that all work meets quality standards and specifications. + Move heavy parts into position, often requiring lifting and maneuvering in confined spaces. **Essential Skills** + Ability to read blueprints and schematics. + Familiarity with welding processes. + 3-5 years of experience in ship fitting or a related field. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in fabrication, blueprint reading, shipyard operations, welding, ship fitting, hand tool usage, shipbuilding, assembly, 2G & 3G welding. + Skills in tack welding, fitting & assembly, flux core, MIG, structural steel. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $26.50/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 Milwaukee,WI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 28, 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.