Job Description

Overview

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we empower our people by providing pathways to a long-term career in manufacturing roles that build equipment for the power grid. The Welder-Basic position involves performing various welding tasks to assemble metal structures and parts while adhering to safety protocols and ensuring high-quality production.

Responsibilities

  • Execute welding operations to join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable material.
  • Set up and operate manual and semi-automatic (robotic) welding equipment.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, specifications, and job orders to determine appropriate welding processes.
  • Ensure welding is completed to the required standards and specifications.
  • Inspect welded surfaces and structures to identify defects and ensure conformity with specifications.
  • Deburr pieces to create appropriate welding services when necessary.
  • Maintain welding equipment in good working condition.
  • Work collaboratively with team members and other departments to achieve production goals.
  • Record and report production data accurately and timely.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance welding processes.
  • Meet department targets and consistently adhere to quality and safety standards.
  • Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.
  • Work with departmental mentors to gain and apply feedback in pursuit of improved work quality.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma.
  • 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in a welding role in a manufacturing, automotive, or related environment.
  • Or completion of a recognized welding apprenticeship program.
  • Proficient understanding of welding techniques, metallurgy, and welding symbols.
  • Knowledge of safety standards related to welding and metalworking.
  • Familiarity with the properties and characteristics of metals used in welding.
  • Understanding of welding equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to perform MIG welding techniques.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
  • Good attention to detail to ensure precision in welding tasks.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to set up, operate, and maintain welding equipment and tools.
  • Good problem-solving skills to identify and resolve welding-related issues.
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members and supervisors.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift: Monday – Friday 5:30am - 2:00pm
  • Overtime during the week and every other Saturday as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $27–$45/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 60 different employers. 43 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

S&C Electric Company currently has 17 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 S&C Electric Company (17), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). 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 $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

Similar openings near Chicago, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder-Basic 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.