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Job Title: Shop Helper

Job Description

As a Shop Helper, you will use a shot blasting machine to grind and remove rust from sheet metal in both the shop and yard. You will load equipment with raw material using the overhead crane or forklift to prepare for a productive run. Measuring materials before and after blasting to ensure compliance with customer specifications is essential. You will complete inspection reports, routers, and production reports accurately and package parts as per order requirements. This position is for the 2nd shift, Monday to Friday, from 3 pm to 11 pm.

Responsibilities

+ Use a shot blasting machine to grind and remove rust from sheet metal.

+ Load equipment with raw material using the overhead crane or forklift.

+ Measure materials before and after blasting for compliance with specifications.

+ Accurately complete inspection reports, routers, and production reports.

+ Package parts according to order specifications.

Essential Skills

+ Experience with grinders, overhead cranes, sandblasting, shot blasting, and industrial painting.

+ Strong mechanical inclination.

+ 6+ months of experience with overhead crane or forklift operation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in sheet metal manufacturing.

+ Sandblasting, industrial painting, or shot blasting experience preferred.

Why Work Here?

Once hired on, employees receive boots and a company uniform. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits are provided, along with a 4% matching 401k. An HSA with a $500 start contribution, life insurance, quarterly bonuses, and tuition reimbursement are offered. The company is family-owned, promotes from within, and provides opportunities for training into different departments.

Work Environment

The work environment is a manufacturing setting that can be dirty and hot during the summer. However, large open doors help keep the area cool, and there is heating in the winter. The space is open and spacious. Working conditions may include exposure to loud noise, vibratory tools, repetitive motions, airborne particles like metal dust and chips, and chemicals such as coolants and oil. Physical requirements include continual standing, walking, lifting, twisting, and periodic bending, climbing, stooping, crawling, and crouching.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Little Canada, Minnesota.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $19.25 - $19.25/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 St Paul,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 18, 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.