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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking skilled and dependable Sheet Metal Ironworkers to support commercial and industrial construction projects. This position involves installing, assembling, and securing sheet metal and structural metal components while working safely and efficiently on an active construction site.

Responsibilities

  • Install, assemble, and secure sheet metal and structural metal components.
  • Measure, cut, bend, drill, and fit metal materials according to project specifications.
  • Read and interpret construction drawings, blueprints, and measurements.
  • Install metal roofing, siding, wall panels, flashing, decking, trim, and other sheet metal components as required.
  • Use hand and power tools such as drills, impacts, grinders, snips, saws, and other metalworking equipment.
  • Assist with the erection and installation of structural steel and miscellaneous metal components when required.
  • Work from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, and elevated work areas.
  • Rig, position, and handle materials safely during installation.
  • Bolt, fasten, screw, or otherwise secure metal components into position.
  • Inspect installed materials for proper alignment, fit, and quality.
  • Follow site-specific safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.
  • Wear required PPE, including hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, high-visibility clothing, and fall-protection equipment when applicable.
  • Work effectively with foremen, ironworkers, sheet metal workers, equipment operators, and other construction trades.

Requirements

  • Previous sheet metal, ironworking, steel erection, commercial construction, or related experience preferred.
  • Ability to accurately use a tape measure and basic construction math.
  • Experience with common construction hand and power tools.
  • Comfortable working outdoors and at heights.
  • Ability to lift and maneuver construction materials and equipment.
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Reliable transportation and consistent attendance.
  • Preferred if ran heavy equipment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract position based out of Rochester, MN.
  • The role involves working on commercial construction sites, primarily outdoors, and requires comfort with heights and varying weather conditions.
  • Safety gear such as hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, and high-visibility clothing are mandatory.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $70/hr, this posting sits about 140% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota — toward the top of a $26–$30/hr middle band drawn from 53 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Rochester, MN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rochester, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 79 other active welding openings from 49 employers. 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.

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