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Job Description

Overview

Aerotek is seeking experienced MIG Welders for a contract to hire position in Kansas City, MO, offering competitive pay and a stable first-shift opportunity in a growing team that manufactures concrete form systems.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on aluminum components
  • Inspect welds to ensure quality and accuracy
  • Read and follow work instructions
  • Work with a team to meet production goals
  • Help with general shop duties when needed, including cleaning and loading materials

Requirements

  • At least 1+ year of MIG welding experience
  • Aluminum welding experience preferred
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced fabrication environment
  • Reliable attendance and strong work ethic
  • Willingness to assist with other shop tasks as needed
  • People who graduated welding school can be considered after review

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Overtime: Occasional Saturdays
  • Non-climate-controlled fabrication facility
  • Active production environment
  • Strong focus on teamwork and safety
  • Protective equipment provided as required
  • This is a fully onsite position in Kansas City, MO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Kansas City, MO

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Kansas City, MO, where the middle half runs $24–$38/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Kansas City, MO

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Kansas City, MO right now, from 6 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 56 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Kansas City, or widen the search to Missouri.

Aerotek currently has 4 other openings live in Missouri, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Leonardo DRS (4), Aerotek (4), and Bass Pro Shops (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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.

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