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Geremarie

Precision Aluminum GTAW Welder-Fabricator

Location

Lake Zurich, IL

Wage

$24 – $28/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 16, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Join a seasoned team at Geremarie in Lake Zurich, Illinois, where you'll be responsible for building precision aluminum components for the marine and recreation industries using advanced equipment and craftsmanship developed over 30 years.

Responsibilities

  • TIG (GTAW) weld aluminum parts and assemblies to exacting specifications.
  • Interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions to plan each weld.
  • Configure and fine-tune welding equipment for aluminum alloys and thicknesses.
  • Inspect and verify weld quality against standards and customer specifications.
  • Grind, clean, and finish joints to required cosmetic and dimensional criteria.
  • Follow safety protocols, PPE guidelines, and company procedures at all times.
  • Keep your station organized and audit-ready using 5S principles.
  • Collaborate with leads and teammates to align on priorities and throughput.
  • Consistently hit daily quality and production targets.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of aluminum TIG experience, including thin-gauge work.
  • Fluency reading blueprints; skilled with calipers, micrometers, and tape measures.
  • Knowledge of weld symbols and common fabrication practices.
  • Quality mindset with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and remain on your feet for extended periods.
  • AWS certification is a plus.
  • Background in production/manufacturing environments.
  • Familiarity with ISO or similar quality management systems.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Lake Zurich, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $26–$39/hr across 259 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 Lake Zurich, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lake Zurich, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 361 other active welding openings from 225 employers. 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 (15), Gerber Collision & Glass (13), 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, Itasca at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Precision Aluminum GTAW Welder-Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.