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Overview

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members, focusing on integrity, respect, and accountability. The Coil Winder position involves operating basic machines and performing light assembly in an industrial setting under close supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Communicates information about project status and reviews item status in MRP.
  • Documents non-conformance and dispositions using non-conformance forms.
  • Cleans and maintains measuring instruments and test equipment.
  • Follows all departmental safety rules and regulations.
  • Completes and reviews product paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Verifies the calibration of equipment and expiration dates.
  • Measures specific dimensions according to work instructions.
  • Performs curing process of parts and inspects according to visual requirements.
  • May require applying hot dip method or touch up method of stacks and return paths.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • No related work experience required.
  • Ability to see details clearly to accomplish work tasks safely and efficiently.
  • May be required to pass Near Vision and/or Color Vision examinations.
  • Moderate physical activity requiring agility and dexterity.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift Hours are 6:00am-2:30pm CST.
  • Position requires use of information subject to ITAR and EAR regulations.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $25–$38/hr across 252 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 Niles, IL

Niles, IL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 266 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Niles, or widen the search to Illinois.

Woodward, Inc. currently has 2 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 (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), 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 $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/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. Coil Winder - 1st shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.