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Overview

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact, helping to transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has over a 100-year history of innovation and is 100% employee-owned since 2012, focusing on advancing a safer and more reliable electrical grid.

Responsibilities

  • Perform basic electrical and mechanical assembly tasks, including cutting, stripping, crimping, and labeling wires according to schematics and assembly instructions.
  • Mount components and route/secure cables as needed.
  • Conduct buffing, grinding, and other clean-up of machined parts and components.
  • Inspect components and assemblies to ensure correct component selection, placement, and wiring, according to quality standards.
  • Maintain accurate records of tasks performed, deviations, and any quality concerns.
  • Adhere strictly to safety protocols while handling tools, equipment, and materials.
  • Complete in-house training to learn how to read basic blueprints and Bills of Materials (BOLs).
  • Use an overhead crane and other material handling equipment to move and position materials for assembly.
  • Verify quality standards via a quality assurance checklist.
  • Meet department targets and consistently adhere to quality and safety standards.
  • Work with departmental mentors to gain and apply feedback in pursuit of improved work quality.
  • Seek clarification when instructions or processes are not understood.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • 0-1 year of experience in mechanical or electrical assembly, which can include personal or hobby experience.
  • Desire to learn electrical/mechanical assembly processes, follow assembly instructions, and use various hand/power tools.
  • Ability to use basic shop math and measuring tools such as tape measures.
  • Ability to use and stand on a ladder while performing assemblies and using hand tools.
  • Ability to use air impact tools and other hand-held tools.
  • Ability to follow specific instructions and procedures and read assembly prints.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work hours are from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday to Friday.
  • Overtime may be required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 44% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $29–$50/hr across 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 104 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 73 different employers. 35 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 349 other active welding openings from 257 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

S&C Electric Company currently has 15 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (15), Gerber Collision & Glass (7), and Ingersoll Rand (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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