Welder - 3rd shift

Litania Sports Group
Litania Sports Group

Champaign, IL, USA

Posted on Jun 27, 2026
Position: Welder - 3rd shift
Location: Champaign, IL
Job Id: 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
  • 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
Salary
  • $20–$25/hour + $2 shift differential
  • Bonus eligible (up to 20% – paid 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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