Set Up Welder

Bucyrus, OH

Job Description

This role focuses on performing high-quality MIG and stick welding on structural steel within a busy heavy manufacturing environment. You will complete your own setups and layouts, read and interpret blueprints and welding symbols, and contribute to large, complex projects that support strong customer demand and ongoing growth.

Responsibilities

• Perform MIG welding on structural steel components to meet production and quality standards.
• Carry out flux core welding, metal-shield welding for heavy structural applications, and 0.35 solid wire welding for gauge steel.
• Read and interpret blueprints and drawings generated by the engineering team to guide fabrication and welding work.
• Work confidently with various welding symbols to ensure accurate and compliant welds.
• Complete your own setups and layouts for welding projects, including positioning and preparing materials.
• Use tape measures, squares, and other hand tools to mark parts accurately for layouts and fabrication.
• Contribute to large, complex projects and maintain consistent output in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Collaborate with other welders, maintenance staff, and production personnel to keep workflow efficient and safe.
• Follow all safety procedures and best practices in a hot, noisy, and heavy industrial setting.
• Maintain welding equipment and tools in good working condition and report any issues to maintenance staff.

Essential Skills

• Proven MIG welding experience on structural steel in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
• Hands-on stick welding experience suitable for heavy structural work.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings accurately.
• Capability to perform complete setups and layouts independently, from marking parts to positioning materials.
• Comfort working on large-scale, heavy manufacturing projects.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with manufacturing environments.
• Ability to work with welding symbols and schematics to execute precise welds.
• Competent use of measuring tools such as tape measures and squares for layout work.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a heavy manufacturing or welding shop environment.
• Ability to adapt to hot, noisy, and dirty conditions while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Willingness to train and test into higher skill levels, with four distinct welder levels available.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality, structurally sound welds.
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively with welders, maintenance staff, and production teams.

Why Work Here?

You join a stable, growing organization that offers strong benefits and insurance, along with a supportive culture in a smaller company setting. Employees enjoy a sense of community, with events, parties, and regular recognition that celebrate individual contributions and long-term tenure. The environment is designed for people who value steady work, professional growth, and the opportunity to advance their skills over time.

Work Environment

The role is based in a heavy manufacturing facility in Bucyrus, Ohio, dedicated to producing heavy-duty impact crushers, portable crushing and screening plants, jaw crushers, and conveyors for concrete, asphalt, aggregate, and recycling markets. The shop is an older welding facility that houses newer equipment and machinery, offering a blend of established infrastructure and modern tools. The environment is typical of heavy manufacturing—dirty, hot, and noisy—with a strong emphasis on safety and productivity. There is a solid team of welders and a dedicated maintenance staff of four, contributing to reliable operations and equipment upkeep. Tenure among employees is high, reflecting a workplace where people tend to stay.

Work schedules typically follow either four 10-hour days (5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday) or five 8-hour days (7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday), and most welders average around 50 hours per week due to strong sales volume. Saturday work, when needed, is compensated at double time, supporting both earning potential and recognition of extra effort.

This is a Permanent position based out of Galion, OH.

The pay range for this position is $52000.00 - $79040.00/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.

Standard Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance. 401k Matching

This is a fully onsite position in Galion,OH.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

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.

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 meet 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 in solving 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.