Job Description

Overview

The Welder Technician position at Altec involves performing welding and metal preparation tasks, including sanding and grinding configurations. Altec is a company founded in 1929, specializing in the manufacture and service of aerial devices and other equipment for various markets.

Responsibilities

  • Use and conduct proper care of PPE.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and weld symbols to determine sequence and methods of assembling components.
  • Read and interpret work orders.
  • Use basic hand tools such as tape measurer and specialty equipment.
  • Learn and operate all equipment within the work area.
  • Perform rework as required.
  • Support APS initiatives and may participate in RCI events.
  • Willing to move to other work areas to support production needs.
  • Lay out and mark dimensions and reference lines on material applying knowledge of shop math and layout techniques.
  • Perform Mig welding using a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.
  • Inspect assembly/components for conformance to specifications.
  • Trim, file, grind, sand, deburr, buff and smooth surfaces using hand tools and portable power tools.
  • Willingness and ability to train new/current associates.
  • Follow established safety, environmental and quality policies, procedures and practices.
  • Maintain work area and shop tools/equipment.
  • Maintain daily time records.
  • Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED required.
  • Vocational training is desired.
  • AWS D.1.1 weld certification required.
  • Ability to read, write, and comprehend required.
  • Basic computer usage knowledge required.
  • Ability to read tape measures, blue prints, and schematics required.
  • Proficient knowledge of welding and mechanical skills required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 1st shift: Mon - Fri 6am-2:30pm (OT available).
  • Keep a clean work area (5S).
  • Shift work may be required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Indianapolis, IN currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$30/hr across 14 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Indianapolis, IN

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Indianapolis, IN right now, from 14 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 103 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (9), Forest River (4), and Lozier Corporation (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $24/hr, Fort Wayne at $24/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. Indianapolis is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

Similar openings near Indianapolis, IN

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.