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Overview

Zekelman Industries is a family of companies and the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, with a legacy dating back to 1877. The Test Preparer role at Atlas Tube involves supporting product quality through testing, inspection, and quality monitoring activities.

Responsibilities

  • Collect samples from mill areas for testing and evaluation
  • Prepare samples for required mechanical and quality testing
  • Operate and maintain testing lab equipment and machinery
  • Use measuring tools such as tape measures and micrometers to verify specifications
  • Enter mechanical testing results into SAP accurately
  • Perform work in compliance with company safety policies and report unsafe conditions
  • Communicate ongoing quality and departmental issues to the Quality Supervisor
  • Notify Quality Technicians or management of testing issues, including failures or equipment malfunctions
  • Report machine issues to maintenance personnel and quality leadership
  • Maintain housekeeping and organization of the work area
  • Train other employees as assigned by the supervisor
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma or some college education, preferred
  • Familiarity with computers, email, and Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to use measuring equipment such as tape measures, micrometers, and calipers
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to read and interpret safety rules, procedures, and equipment manuals
  • Ability to prepare routine reports and effectively communicate with team members
  • Basic mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and working with fractions and decimals
  • Flexibility to work in an industrial environment and extended hours as needed

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Hourly Pay - $26.51
  • Shift - 11:00PM-7:00AM Shift begins Sunday

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $27–$50/hr across 81 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 110 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 76 different employers. 38 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 361 other active welding openings from 262 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.

Zekelman Industries currently has 1 other opening 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 (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), 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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