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Overview

The Targeting Operator Trainee is responsible for placing and balancing aluminum and magnesium castings in target fixtures, ensuring they meet specified tolerances, and performing inspections as outlined in work instructions. The role requires physical capability to lift and manipulate castings while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Track and record labor time and production quantities accurately into JobBOSS and onto production travelers.
  • Wear all required personal protective safety equipment.
  • Use and maintain all safety equipment and devices in the work center.
  • Inspect castings and routing prior to performing the target operation and reject nonconforming parts.
  • Understand and meet job specifications, production standards, and work instructions.
  • Inspect fixtures, drills, bushings, and nose pieces for wear and report out of tolerance conditions.
  • Mount and balance castings in target fixtures and check plates as specified.
  • Target castings as specified.
  • Inspect height gages, verniers, and pin gages for wear and report out of tolerance conditions.
  • Check and record dimensions as specified and reject castings that do not meet specifications.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area at all times.
  • Handle all tools and equipment with care.
  • Report any problems or discrepancies to immediate management.
  • Understand customer requirements and internal challenges related to scrap and rework.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Oral, written, and technical communication skills.
  • Basic shop math and ability to read blueprints.
  • Time management and organizational skills.
  • Computer skills are beneficial.
  • Prior machine shop work-related experience is a plus.
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How this job compares in Blue Island, 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 Blue Island, IL

Blue Island, IL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. 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 Blue Island, or widen the search to Illinois.

Chicago Magnesium Casting Co 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 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.

Similar openings near Blue Island, IL

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