Welder - 3rd shift

EMPOWERING COACHES WITH INNOVATIVE EQUIPMENT

Location: Champaign, IL

Job : 314

# of Openings: 2

At Litania Sports Group, our brands—Gill and Porter—have helped define excellence in track & field, basketball, and volleyball for more than 100 years. From local gyms to world‑class championships, our equipment—and the people who build it—are trusted at every level of competition.

The Welder will:

• Perform TIG and/or MIG welding on steel and aluminum.
• Review work orders and blueprints to determine required work.
• Set up equipment including jig selection, gas pressure, wire speed, and amperage.
• Perform welds according to specifications.
• Inspect finished work for defects and accuracy.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Move products to the next stage in production.

Schedule: 3rd shift (Sunday–Thursday), 10:00 pm to 6:30 am, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Proven proficiency in TIG and/or MIG welding on steel and/or aluminum.
• Ability to perform continuous welds up to 24 inches preferred.
• Ability to read tape measure.
• Ability to read and work from blueprints including understanding tolerances.
• Ability to take direction in written and oral English.
• Ability to pass a drug screen and work in a drug‑free environment.

Primary responsibilities

• Follow all safety procedures to protect self and others.
• Accept work orders, review prints, and determine work that needs to be performed.
• Set up welds to include choosing correct jig and setting gas pressure, wire speed and amperage.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Occasionally weld around pipe up to 8 inches.
• Perform water‑tight welds.
• Clean up weld splatter from product and in work area.
• Wheel products to next step in process.

Job Type: Full‑time

• $20–$25/hour + $2 shift differential.
• Bonus eligible (up to 20% – paid bi‑weekly and quarterly).
• Hourly position.

All full‑time employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Basic Life, voluntary life, and 401(k) match up to 6%.

Litania Sports Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

* Eligibility for paid time off and other benefits based on service requirement and part time/full time status.

* Candidates may contact HR for detailed information on total rewards.