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Overview

We are looking for experienced Welders to join our team fabricating structural steel bridge components. This role involves flux-core MIG welding, blueprint reading, fabrication work, and operating various shop equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform flux-core MIG welding on structural steel components up to 1/2" thick
  • Read and interpret blueprints for layouts and fabrication
  • Fabricate bridge components to specifications
  • Operate overhead cranes and Jib cranes
  • Use fabrication equipment including band saws, drill presses, stud welders, and grinders
  • Maintain quality and safety standards
  • Assist with general fabrication tasks as needed

Requirements

  • Strong structural welding experience
  • Experience with flux-core MIG welding
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
  • Able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly
  • Comfortable kneeling, bending, stooping, and crawling as needed
  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chanhassen, MN.
  • 1st Shift: 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • 2nd Shift: 4:00 PM - 2:30 AM
  • Weekend Shift Availability: Apple Valley MN
  • The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $33.00/hr.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Chanhassen, MN.
  • This position is anticipated to close on Nov 9, 2026.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Chanhassen, MN

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota, whose middle half runs $26–$30/hr across 53 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Chanhassen, MN

Chanhassen, MN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 79 other active welding openings from 49 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.

Aerotek currently has 5 other openings live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lake Air Products (6), Atlas Copco Group (5), and Aerotek (5). 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 and Flux-Core work. 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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