**Job Title: Welder** **Job Description** Join a leading organization in the design and manufacture of piercing tools, bursting systems, pneumatic hammers, and horizontal directional drill tooling. Our products are used globally by contractors to install or replace fiber, communication, water, sewer, and gas lines with minimal disruption to above-ground landscapes, structures, and traffic flow. **Responsibilities** + Perform 045 MIG production welding on mild steel. + Engage in production-based welding of similar products. + Work from blueprints to complete welding tasks. + Utilize hand and power tools, including hammers and welders. + Conduct fixture welding. + Perform minor tasks such as grinding, blasting, and using a band saw. **Essential Skills** + 1 year of MIG welding experience. + Proficiency in MIG welding and fabrication. + Ability to read and interpret blueprints. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Welding degree from a technical school. **Why Work Here?** Enjoy working in a clean and organized facility with a very inclusive culture. Benefit from incredible insurance and health plans, as well as paid lunches and breaks if you stay on-site. Employees receive discounts on company products and merit increases based on individual performance. Opportunities for growth and advancement are available, including potential TIG projects and relocation options. **Work Environment** The facility is very clean and organized, featuring high ceilings but no air conditioning in the summer. The shop provides Gatorade and ice cream during hot weather. The workplace includes 55-60 employees, three different weld groups, and 12 welding bays. The first shift operates from 6am to 3pm with mandated 45-50 hours a week, while the second shift runs from 2:45pm to 11:45pm with overtime options. Employees must wear steel-toe boots, welding helmets, and welding gloves. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lake Mills, Wisconsin. **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.