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Welder And Fitter
- Aerotek (Lexington, TN)
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Job Title: Welder and Fitter
Job Description
In this role, you will be responsible for performing setup on welders, including adjusting speeds and settings. You will use your proficient experience in reading complex drawings and decimal dimensions on blueprints to ensure quality assurance in accordance with customer specifications. The position involves assembling and welding a variety of sheet metal products with varying thicknesses and gauges, primarily using MIG for horizontal and downhill welding, with some minor TIG welding as needed. You will also weld a variety of wiring enclosures, boxes, or other special weldments required for production while observing good safety practices.
Responsibilities
+ Set up welders, including adjusting speeds and settings.
+ Read and interpret complex drawings and blueprints.
+ Utilize various quality instruments to ensure compliance with blueprints and customer specifications.
+ Assemble and weld sheet metal products of varying thicknesses and gauges.
+ Perform MIG welding, mainly horizontal and downhill, with some minor TIG welding.
+ Weld wiring enclosures, boxes, or other special weldments as required.
+ Maintain good safety practices.
Essential Skills
+ 2-5 years of experience in job shop, fab shop, or manufacturing welding roles.
+ Proficiency in reading and interpreting complicated blueprints.
+ Experience in MIG and TIG welding.
+ Ability to measure angles and utilize quality instruments and tape measure down to 1/64 inch.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Combination of welding technical trade school and work experience.
+ Experience with structural steel and sheet metal, aluminum is a plus.
Why Work Here?
Enjoy comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k plan with employer matching, and paid time off. Additional perks include an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts. Further benefits include life insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and access to fitness facilities.
Work Environment
This position offers multiple shift options: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday (with overtime starting at 5:00 am) and 10:30 pm - 7:00 am Monday through Friday (with overtime until 8:30 am and a 10% shift differential). Initial training will be conducted on the day shift for approximately 4-8 weeks. The work attire includes jeans or work pants and short or long-sleeved shirts, with steel-toed shoes required for safety. The facility can get hot during summer months, but provisions are available to help keep employees comfortable.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Lexington, Tennessee.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50814.00 - $55895.00/yr.
medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k plan with employer matching, and paid time off, along with perks like an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts. Additional benefits can include life insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and access to fitness facilities
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Lexington,TN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 17, 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.
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