Job Description

Overview

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we help keep the lights on for people and businesses worldwide. The Welder-Basic is responsible for performing various welding tasks to assemble metal structures and parts, ensuring high-quality production while adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Execute welding operations to join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable material.
  • Set up and operate manual and semi-automatic (robotic) welding equipment.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, specifications, and job orders to determine appropriate welding processes.
  • Ensure welding is completed to the required standards and specifications.
  • Inspect welded surfaces and structures to identify defects and ensure conformity with specifications.
  • Deburr pieces to create appropriate welding services when necessary.
  • Maintain welding equipment in good working condition.
  • Work collaboratively with team members and other departments to achieve production goals.
  • Record and report production data accurately and timely.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance welding processes.
  • Meet department targets and consistently adhere to quality and safety standards.
  • Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.
  • Work with departmental mentors to gain and apply feedback in pursuit of improved work quality.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma.
  • 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in a welding role in a manufacturing, automotive, or related environment.
  • Or completion of a recognized welding apprenticeship program.
  • Proficient understanding of welding techniques, metallurgy, and welding symbols.
  • Knowledge of safety standards related to welding and metalworking.
  • Familiarity with the properties and characteristics of metals used in welding.
  • Understanding of welding equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to perform MIG welding techniques.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
  • Good attention to detail to ensure precision in welding tasks.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to set up, operate, and maintain welding equipment and tools.
  • Good problem-solving skills to identify and resolve welding-related issues.
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members and supervisors.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift: Monday – Friday 4:00pm - 12:30am.
  • Overtime during the week.
  • OT every other Saturday from 1:00pm - 6:00pm.

How this job compares in Rogers Park, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 142 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Rogers Park, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rogers Park, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 175 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

S&C Electric Company currently has 13 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 (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). 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 $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder-Basic 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.