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TIG Welder

Location

South Beloit, IL

Wage

$26 – $30/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on September 1, 2026

Job Description

Spherion is hiring a TIG Welder for a growing equipment manufacturer in South Beloit! If you excel at GTAW welding and love seeing clean, detailed work come together from shop blueprints, we want to talk to you. You will join an outcome driven team where your fabrication skills directly impact high quality systems built to last.

Role Highlights

• $26.00 to $30.00 per hour with higher rates negotiable for extensive experience • Day shift 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Friday • Temp to hire or direct hire placement • Consistent schedule with stable local operations • Full medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k match, FSA, and PTO upon hire What You'll Do

• Perform precise TIG welding on stainless steel and nickel alloy components • Fabricate custom process piping and sheet metal systems from start to finish • Read and interpret shop blueprints and technical drawings to guide your work • Ensure all completed welds meet strict ASME Section IX quality standards • Collaborate with fabrication and engineering team members to hit project goals What You'll Bring

• At least 2 years of professional TIG welding experience • Proven ability to pass an ASME Section IX 6G weld test • Strong skill in reading shop blueprints and technical documentation • Practical background in process piping or sheet metal fabrication • Familiarity with P&ID drawings and general fabrication techniques preferred Ready to get started? Submit your application and our team will connect with you.

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Spherion has helped thousands of people just like you find work happiness! Our experienced staff will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temp-to-perm or direct hire opportunities, no one works harder for you than Spherion.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Spherion, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact Callcenter@spherion.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Spherion offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

key responsibilities

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experience

1-4 years

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education

No Degree Required

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in South Beloit, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $24–$28/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 South Beloit, IL

South Beloit, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 241 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in South Beloit, or widen the search to Illinois.

Spherion 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 Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (11). 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 $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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