Job Description

At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. Join us and be part of a legacy built to last.

Perks for you include:

Paid Vacations & Holidays Profit Sharing & Matching 401(k) Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental) Discounts on Klein Tools products Education and Professional Development Assistance

Repairs and maintains machine tools and industrial machines applying knowledge of mechanics, hydraulics pneumatics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout and machining procedures.

Diagnoses why machine malfunctioned and determines need for adjustment or repair. Dismantle machine or equipment, using hand tools or power tools, to examine parts for defect or to remove defective part. Replaces defective part with new part or repaired part. Assembles and test-operates machine to verify correction of malfunction. Maintain and lubricates machine tools and equipment. Assemble and weld auxiliary pieces of equipment as required. Burn to remove various components of machine as required. Inspects and measures finished parts to maintain statistical process control charts and verify machine repair. Communicates with co-workers and supervisor to receive instructions and coordinate activities. Maintain a clean work environment. Other duties as assigned by supervision. Conduct PM's as assigned.

Qualifications

Two to four years of trade school and or work experience or apprenticeship. Ability to use and interpret fairly complicated blue prints, advanced shop mathematics, variety of precision measuring instruments and to follow through routine clerical procedures. Ability to analyze, plan and perform a sequence of operations where standard or recognized operation methods are available. Must exercise sound judgment in making general decisions relative to machine repairs and etc. Employee is required to supply own tools. Must be able to work well with others.

This role has an hourly salary range of $35 - $45/hr. In addition, you’re eligible for competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Klein Tools Inc. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including, but not limited to, skills, experience, and location.

Your main focus:

Quality Customer Obsession Innovation Ownership Teamwork

Klein Tools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For candidates with disabilities and needing assistance, please email us at hr@kleintools.com.

How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$38/hr across 183 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 Elk Grove Village, IL

Elk Grove Village, IL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 6 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 Elk Grove Village, or widen the search to Illinois.

Klein Tools 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 (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 Itasca at $56/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Machine Repair - 1st shift - Mon-Fri - 5am-1:30pm - $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS figures were last recalculated when this page was built.