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Job Description

Overview

Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution, providing a diverse product and service portfolio. The Machine Operator role involves the production and inspection of work orders, focusing on quality and safety in a rewarding work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate Fin Tube machines while achieving precise tolerances and finishing requirements.
  • Inspect in-process material as specified in work instructions and report any non-conforming material.
  • Maintain a clean and safe workplace, ensuring all safety equipment is functioning and utilized.
  • Record quality data, scrap counts, and material usage accurately.

Requirements

  • Good written and communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Report all incidents that may impact the work area or team members.
  • Suggest job-related improvements and cost-saving ideas.
  • Perform set-ups and quality troubleshooting to minimize production flow impact.
  • High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
  • CNC machining experience is a plus.
  • Understanding of measurement math related to decimals and fractions.
  • Manufacturing experience with knowledge of machine function and interface.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift Hybrid A: Monday-Wednesday: 11 pm - 7 am | Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm - 7 am
  • 1st Shift Hybrid B: Thursday - Friday: 7 am - 3 pm | Saturday & Sunday: 7 am - 7 pm

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Wheeling, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $25–$38/hr across 249 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Wheeling, IL

Wheeling, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

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.

Similar openings near Wheeling, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 1st Shift Machine Operator (Weekends Required) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.