Welder

Litania Sports Group

Litania Sports Group

Champaign, IL, USA

Posted on Apr 15, 2026
Position: Welder
Location: Champaign, IL
Job Id: 309
# of Openings: 2

It’s time to take your career to new heights. At Litania Sports Group, our brands—Gill and Porter—have been recognized as the best equipment in track & field, basketball, and volleyball for over 100 years. Our people are our success – true artisans who take pride in seeing their work at championship events across the world.
The Welder is responsible and accountable for:
Perform various TIG and/or MIG welds on steel and aluminum to assemble athletic facility equipment.
Litania Sports Group promotes a team environment. The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Hours are Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 3 pm and overtime as mandated.
Qualifications
Minimum 18 years of age
Proven proficiency in TIG and/or MIG welds on steel and/or aluminum
Ability to perform continuous weld up to 24 inches desired
Read a tape measure
Ability to read and work from blue prints 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
Perform welds per prints
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; Monday through Friday; 6:30am to 3pm

Salary
$20 - $25 per hour
Bonus eligible up to 20% bi-weekly and quarterly
Hourly position
Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Basic Life, voluntary life, and 401(k) match up to 6%.

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