Welder

Job Title: Welder / Custom FabricatorJob DescriptionThis role focuses on custom fabrication and welding for a wide range of industries, allowing you to own each project from concept through installation. You will work in a smaller shop environment where you handle every stage of the job, from reading blueprints and fabricating components to traveling to customer sites for final installation.

Responsibilities

• Perform custom fabrication and welding for multiple industries, delivering high-quality, tailored solutions.
• Own each project from start to finish, serving as the only person handling the job ticket and ensuring all steps are completed accurately.
• Interpret and work from blueprints and drawings to fabricate structures, components, and assemblies to specification.
• Use MIG and TIG welding processes on materials such as stainless steel, sheet metal, and structural components.
• Fit, assemble, and weld custom parts, ensuring proper alignment, dimensions, and structural integrity.
• Perform grinding, finishing, and other metalworking tasks to produce clean, precise, and durable finished products.
• Inspect completed work for quality, accuracy, and adherence to project requirements before installation.
• Travel to customer sites to install completed fabrications, ensuring proper fit, function, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with a small shop team to prioritize jobs, meet deadlines, and ensure projects are completed on time.
• Maintain a safe, organized work area and follow all shop safety procedures and best practices.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience with MIG welding in a fabrication environment.
• Proven experience with TIG welding in a fabrication environment.
• Hands-on experience in metal fabrication from raw material to finished product.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings accurately.
• Experience working with stainless steel, sheet metal, and structural components.
• Proficiency in fitting, assembling, and welding custom structures and parts.
• Skill in grinding, finishing, and preparing welds and surfaces for final use.
• Capability to manage a project independently from start to finish, including fabrication and installation.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Ability to travel to job sites for installations as needed during the workweek.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience performing custom fabrication for a variety of industries.
• Comfort working in a smaller shop environment where responsibilities are broad and hands-on.
• Interest in future growth opportunities into roles such as custom fabricator lead, project foreman, or project manager.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to unique, one-off projects.
• Effective communication skills for coordinating with team members and customers during installation.

Why Work Here?You join a stable company that values long-term relationships and offers a wide variety of work, so your days stay interesting and engaging. You work in a small, close-knit team where your contributions directly impact the business and culture, and where high performers can grow into leadership or project management roles. Flexible start times, minimal overtime, weekday-only travel with a daily per diem, and regular half days on Fridays support a healthy work-life balance. Work EnvironmentYou will work in a smaller shop environment located in St. Paul, where you handle projects from start to finish rather than working on a single step in a production line. The schedule runs Monday through Friday, with start times that are flexible as long as jobs are completed, and Fridays typically being half days. Overtime is minimal. After completing fabrication in the shop, you travel to customer sites during the week to perform installations, with no weekend travel required and a daily per diem provided when on the road. The environment is hands-on and collaborative, with access to welding, grinding, and fabrication equipment used for custom, one-off projects. Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Saint Paul, MN. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $45760.00 - $74880.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Health Vision PTO Dental 401K Short & Long Term Disability Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Saint Paul, MN. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Saint Paul,MN.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.