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Job Title: Hot Shop Helper

Job Description

Join our dynamic team as a Hot Shop Helper, where you'll support blacksmiths in forging operations and contribute to efficient material movement and handling. You will be involved in driving forklifts, reading calipers, and operating grinding equipment, ensuring precise forging and material transport.

Responsibilities

+ Follow lead and directions from crew blacksmith to move material on press to forge.

+ Drive forklifts to move and transport material safely and efficiently.

+ Read calipers and other measuring equipment to determine the forged size of material accurately.

+ Drive manipulators for advanced material movement in and out of furnaces and around press equipment.

+ Operate grinding equipment used in grinding forgings and input forging stock material.

Essential Skills

+ Proficiency in bandsaw and saw operation.

+ Competency in using measurement tools.

+ Experience in production and fabrication.

+ Skill in handling hand tools and general production tasks.

+ Ability to operate forklifts.

+ Knowledge of grinders, blueprint reading, machine operation, deburring, and material handling.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Forklift certification preferred.

Work Environment

The position is situated in a manufacturing environment where precision and safety are paramount. You will work with advanced press and furnace equipment and adhere to a dress code appropriate for manufacturing settings.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Irwindale, California.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/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 Irwindale,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 15, 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.