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Job Description

Overview

Join a global steel leader where your coil rewinding expertise directly supports production and service teams across the mill. This role involves hands-on work with electric motors, generators, and transformers in a challenging industrial environment.

Responsibilities

  • Disassemble and remove old or damaged copper windings.
  • Rewind coils using insulated copper wire; apply insulation and secure coils properly.
  • Solder/weld electrical connections.
  • Reassemble equipment and verify correct operation.
  • Test motors for proper function, including voltage, resistance, and balance.
  • Assist with inspections and routine maintenance on equipment.
  • Perform manual labor and lift more than 25 lbs.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Ability to meet rotating 8-hour shift demands, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
  • Willingness to work overtime as needed.
  • Punctuality, dependable attendance, and self-direction to support smooth operations.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment digital assessment.
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How this job compares in Gary, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$30/hr across 69 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Gary, IN

Gary, IN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 146 other active welding openings from 114 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gary, or widen the search to Indiana.

United States Steel Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (8), TEAM, Inc. (4), and Forest River (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $26/hr, Fort Wayne at $24/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Electromechanical Coil Winding Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.