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Job Description

Overview

Knapheide is seeking MIG Welders for 2nd and 3rd shifts. Candidates should have prior MIG welding experience, the ability to read blueprints, and basic math skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding tasks on assigned shifts.
  • Read and interpret blueprints.
  • Use a tape measure accurately.
  • Work overtime and Saturdays as needed.

Requirements

  • Prior MIG welding experience.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Stable work history.
  • Excellent attendance.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
  • Possess a good attitude.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Positions available on 2nd and 3rd shifts.
  • Apply online at www.knapheide.com/careers.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
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How this job compares in Quincy, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$38/hr across 277 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 Quincy, IL

Quincy, 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 373 other active welding openings from 232 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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