Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm)

Location

Bolingbrook, IL

Wage

$20 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 12, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Fabricator I at G&W Electric, you will set up and operate fabrication equipment to form metal parts according to specifications. This role involves selecting tools, performing inspections, and maintaining a safe working environment in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

  • Select dies, tools, and punches for proper thickness of material.
  • Form material according to drawings using various radius dies.
  • Install and align progressive compound, forming, blanking, piercing, coining, embossing, notching, and combination punches and dies.
  • Perform preventative maintenance procedures.
  • Conduct first piece and in-progress inspections to ensure work meets requirements.
  • Adjust stroke, feed equipment, knock out devices, work holders, and safety devices.
  • Monitor condition of equipment and tooling and inform supervisor when sharpening is needed.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures and regulations.
  • Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies as needed.
  • Train others in fabrication tasks as needed.
  • Inspect all work prior to passing it on to the next operation.
  • Document actions by completing production and quality forms.

Requirements

  • Able to read and interpret basic to moderately complex drawings and bills of material.
  • Can safely operate fabrication machinery such as press brake and punch press.
  • Experience using small hand and power tools.
  • Possesses basic computer skills.
  • Holds a High School diploma, GED, or combination of work experience and skill development.
  • Must understand and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
  • Ideally has up to one year of experience as a metal fabricator in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Annual Profit Sharing
  • Vacation

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is from 1:00pm to 9:30pm.
  • Work is classified as Medium - Heavy Physical Demand Level.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Short and Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
401k
Annual Profit Sharing
Vacation

How this job compares in Bolingbrook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $22–$29/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Bolingbrook, IL

Bolingbrook, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 175 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

G&W Electric 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 (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.

Similar openings near Bolingbrook, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.