Job Description

Overview

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Machinist II for the 3rd shift in a fully onsite role. The position offers competitive pay based on experience, a sign-on bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Work from process sheets, blueprints, setup sheets, and verbal/written instructions.
  • Machine and install or re-cut chuck jaws as required.
  • Insert and secure tooling in machine turrets and perform machine setups.
  • Download and upload programs into machines and make minor programming adjustments.
  • Operate different types of computerized numerical controls to manufacture finished machined products within tight tolerances.
  • Inspect own work for correct dimensions and ensure company quality standards are maintained.
  • Inspect the work of other machinists as required.
  • May operate multiple machines and rotate departments.
  • Enter data into the ERP system.
  • Load and unload component piece parts weighing up to 25 lbs.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must be a 'U.S. Person' as defined by federal export control laws.
  • Previous experience operating CNC lathe, CNC mill machines, or resistance spot welder.
  • Requires a high school education or equivalent experience.
  • Must demonstrate reliability with minimal call-offs during the year.
  • Minimum of 2 years of related experience and knowledge of machining principles required.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
  • Must be able to read and interpret work instructions and blueprints in English.
  • External candidates must pass a Machinist test measuring mechanical aptitude.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a fully onsite role.
  • Work performed at designated Regal Rexnord office.
  • Located in a climate-controlled building.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Downers Grove, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $44/hr median for welding jobs in Downers Grove, IL, where the middle half runs $36–$46/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Downers Grove, IL

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Downers Grove, IL right now, from 7 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Downers Grove, or widen the search to Illinois.

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 Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Itasca at $36/hr. Downers Grove is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Machinist II, 3rd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.