Aluminum GTAW Welder-Fitter (Blueprints)

Join our build-ready team

We’re looking for a motivated welder-fitter who thrives on precision, safety, and craftsmanship. If you enjoy translating blueprints into finished aluminum assemblies—and documenting each step with discipline—you’ll feel right at home here.

What you’ll do

• Set up and operate GTAW/TIG equipment to weld aluminum across varied thicknesses
• Fit, tack, weld, cut, and grind parts to print using electric, gas, arc, or other welding processes
• Lay out, position, and secure components based on specifications, drawings, and blueprints
• Perform manual or semi-automatic welding in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions
• Dial in parameters—amperage, voltage, and gas—to achieve proper arc characteristics
• Maintain equipment via preventive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and request repairs
• Complete production and quality logs with accuracy
• Verify work using micrometers, calipers, gauges, and fixtures; conduct detailed inspections
  
  

How we operate

• Attendance: Be punctual, prepared, and consistent; limit unscheduled time away.
• Quality: “Do it right the first time” so customer requirements are met without rework.
• Safety: Follow all rules and wear required PPE at all times.
• Accountability: Own outcomes—both quantity and quality.
  
  

This job description is subject to change with or without notice.

Qualifications

• 1 years of TIG experience or equivalent training
• AWS D1.2 certification (or ability to obtain within 60 days)
• Pass the CIT weld test
• Experience with diverse welding procedures and setups
• Proficiency using electrical/manual tools (saws, squares, calipers, etc.)
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and blueprints
• Working knowledge of safety standards and consistent use of PPE
• Manual dexterity and strong attention to detail
  
  

Process discipline

• Follow documented procedures, work instructions, and operational processes.
• Understand that non-compliance can cause increased customer rejection rates, higher internal scrap, late shipments, personal injury, and environmental harm.
• Contain and immediately report any nonconforming product to management.
• No supervisory duties are assigned to this role.
  
  

Environment and physical demands

Work in a manufacturing setting with loud noise, fumes, airborne particulates, moving equipment, and vibration; occasional exposure to chemicals listed on Safety Data Sheets; moderate temperature changes over an eight-hour shift.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Regularly talk and hear
• Regularly stand, walk, handle and feel with hands, reach with arms, climb/balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Lift/move up to 25 lbs frequently and up to 75 lbs occasionally
• Close and color vision with ability to focus
  
  

Schedule, location, and tools

• Full-time; 8-hour day shift
• On-site work
• Commuting to Richmond, IN 47374 (Preferred)
• Primary machine: TIG Welder
• Core skill: Blueprint Reading
  
  

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
  
  

Experience

• TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding: 1 year (Required)