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Welding Technician

Kelly Services
Grand Rapids, MI, US
$20 an hour
Full-time

Why This Role Rocks :

  • Dynamic Shifts : Whether you're an early bird or a night owl, we have shifts that fit your lifestyle!
  • 1st Shift : 5 am to 4 pm
  • 2nd Shift : 4 pm to 3 : 30 am (+ 10% shift premium!)
  • Flexibility : Training starts on 1st shift and transitions to 2nd shift (2 weeks to 2 months). Saturdays? Sometimes, but think of that sweet overtime!

Competitive Pay :

  • Starting at $20.00 / hr!
  • Work Hard, Earn More : Clock in 40-55 hours per week!

Your Skills Make You Shine :

  • Steel Sorcery : Expert in fabricating structural steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and carbon steel.
  • Experience Counts : 2-3 years of solid experience.
  • Strength Guaranteed : Able to lift 50 pounds.

Your Daily Adventures :

  • Hands-On : Lift, position, and remove workpieces like a pro.
  • Precision Focused : Measure and mark using a tape measure.
  • Movement Maestro : Load, stack, and transport with finesse (hand or crane).
  • Operational Mastery : Run yard equipment and overhead cranes.
  • Tough Job, More Brains : Chain and clamp workpieces for smooth transitions.
  • Metal Magic : Clean and grind metal for fabrication, welding, painting, or shipping.
  • Neat Freak : Keep work areas, machines, tools, and equipment spotless.

What We Crave :

  • Certified Wizard : Weld certified in carbon steel (MIG & SMAW); stainless steel & aluminum (TIG) a plus.
  • Blueprint Guru : Read and understand blueprints effortlessly.
  • Team Avengers : Motivated, detail-oriented, and a great team player.
  • Smarts & Skills : Strong analytical skills, mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, reading, and math skills.
  • Language Pro : Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
  • Communicator : Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Independent Performer : Self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources.

Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity.

It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world.

Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities.

At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center.

Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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