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Overview

Automatic Vehicle Wash Equipment Co., Inc. (AVW) is a family-owned company with over 50 years of experience in car washing equipment manufacturing. The welder will work with various materials to fabricate parts and equipment, utilizing skillful handling of metals and fabrication tools.

Responsibilities

  • Weld stainless steel car wash components using appropriate welding processes and techniques.
  • Measure, align, fit, and position components prior to and during welding to ensure proper dimensions and specifications.
  • Inspect completed welds for quality, appearance, strength, dimensions, and compliance with specifications.
  • Identify and correct welding defects, including porosity, cracks, incomplete fusion, undercut, or other quality issues.
  • Perform grinding, cutting, drilling, deburring, and other fabrication activities as required to prepare and finish components.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, and welding-related equipment safely.

Requirements

  • Experience in welding.
  • Knowledge of Mig and Tig Welding.
  • Must pass a weld test.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to execute basic welding techniques.
  • Ability to read and follow a product data sheet, specs sheet, and other product informational material.
  • Familiarity with welding equipment and workshop safety protocols.

Benefits

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

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Tuition reimbursement
Vision
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How this job compares in Maywood, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$39/hr across 266 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 Maywood, IL

Maywood, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 241 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

AVW Equipment Company, Inc. 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 MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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.

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