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Overview

Durex Industries, part of Electrical Thermal Solutions (ETS) within Spirax Group, specializes in electrical process heating and temperature management solutions. The Welder position involves performing intermediate-level welding duties, including structural components and piping, while ensuring compliance with welding codes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform standard production welds and basic repair welding.
  • Perform structural welding, piping, and moderate-complexity fabrication.
  • Independently set up and adjust welding equipment.
  • Read and interpret moderately complex engineering drawings.
  • Conduct in-process inspections and correct minor defects.
  • Select appropriate consumables and welding parameters.
  • Maintain equipment and ensure work complies with welding codes.
  • Identify hazards and take corrective action.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Completed formal welding training.
  • 2–5 years hands-on welding experience.
  • Holds multiple AWS certifications; qualified for structural and pipe welding.
  • Reads and interprets moderately complex drawings; plans basic layouts independently.
  • Skilled in MIG, TIG, Stick processes across multiple positions.
  • Experience with stainless steel and aluminum.
  • Conducts thorough inspections; understands welding codes.
  • Sets up equipment independently; selects consumables.
  • Applies OSHA standards consistently; identifies hazards.
  • Works with moderate supervision; makes routine decisions.
  • Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, both now and in the future.
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How this job compares in Cary, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $26/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $23–$28/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 Cary, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Cary, 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 174 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (14), 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 and TIG work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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, TIG figures were last recalculated when this page was built.