Welder *URGENT* at Aerotek

Welder

Pay: $22-28/hour based on experience, with additional $3.00/hour shift differential on 2nd and 3rd shift

Job Description

We are looking to hire 50+ welders. Join a team where your skills build your future! We are hiring skilled, self-motivated, and quality-driven welders to support a growing production team at a manufacturing facility in Topeka, KS. This is a great opportunity to work with a growing company. As a welder, you'll fabricate parts and assemblies for custom OEM projects built to exact customer specifications, working in a clean, well-equipped environment alongside talented professionals who value safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and follow welding procedures and welding symbols on drawings.
• Use calibrated measuring tools to properly fit up assemblies.
• Utilize hand, pneumatic, electric, and battery-powered tools.
• Operate plasma cutters, oxy-acetylene torches, and carbon air arc equipment.
• Weld in various positions using GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes.
• Work with steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.

Essential Skills

• 6+ months of welding experience.
• Accepting recent candidates with welding certificates through schooling.
• Must pass a D1.1 structural welding test
• Experience with GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW welding processes.
• Ability to read tape measures and perform basic math.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment check, drug screen, physical capacity test, and breath alcohol test.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Technical certificate or degree in welding preferred.

Why Work Here?

• Competitive compensation (DOE)
• 100% paid health insurance: medical & dental (BCBS) + vision
• Paid time off: vacation, personal, birthday + paid holidays
• Employee bonus programs: years of service, perfect attendance, employee referral & rapid rewards
• Company perks: GreatLife membership (fitness, golf & more), KC Royals day, monthly birthday treats, quarterly company lunches
• 401K with employer contribution match dollar for dollar up to 4%

Work Environment/Hours

Based in Topeka, KS and Manhattan, KS, the company is a premier manufacturer specializing in the engineering, fabrication, and assembly. Work shifts include 1st shift from 5:30 AM to 3:30 PM, 2nd shift 3 PM to 1 AM, and 3rd shift from 8 PM to 6 AM, with opportunities for overtime on Fridays. The workplace is clean, well-equipped, and climate-controlled, ensuring a comfortable working environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a permanent position based out of Topeka, KS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45760.00 - $56160.00/yr.

Benefits offered: competitive base pay with wage increases for weld certifications, employer-paid PPO health insurance for individuals, employer-paid life insurance, paid vacation, personal days, and a birthday holiday, 401(k) with 4% company match after one year.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Topeka, KS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 13, 2026.