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G&W Electric

Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm)

Location

Bolingbrook, IL

Wage

$20 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Fabricator I at G&W Electric, you will set up and operate fabrication equipment to form metal parts according to specifications. The role requires reading drawings and performing inspections to ensure quality while maintaining a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Select dies, tools, and punches for proper thickness of material.
  • Form material according to drawings using various radius dies.
  • Install and align punches and dies for required operations.
  • Perform preventative maintenance procedures.
  • Conduct first piece and in-progress inspections to ensure work meets requirements.
  • Adjust stroke, feed equipment, and safety devices.
  • Monitor equipment condition and inform supervisor when maintenance is needed.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
  • Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies efficiently.
  • Train others in fabrication tasks as needed.
  • Inspect all work prior to passing it on to the next operation.
  • Document actions by completing production and quality forms.

Requirements

  • Ability to read and interpret basic to moderately complex drawings and bills of material.
  • Experience operating fabrication machinery such as press brake and punch press.
  • Experience using small hand and power tools.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • High School diploma, GED, or combination of work experience and skill development.
  • Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
  • Ideally up to one year of experience as a metal fabricator in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Vacation

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is from 1:00pm to 9:30pm.
  • Work is classified as Medium - Heavy Physical Demand Level.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Short and Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
401k
Tuition Reimbursement
Vacation
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How this job compares in Bolingbrook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $22–$29/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% 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 Bolingbrook, IL

Bolingbrook, IL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 166 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bolingbrook, or widen the search to Illinois.

G&W Electric currently has 4 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 (14), 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 Chicago at $36/hr, Skokie at $33/hr, and Peoria at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Bolingbrook, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.