Job Description

Overview

We are seeking skilled and dependable Welders to join our production team on first or second shift. The Welder is responsible for performing a variety of welding operations while maintaining high standards for quality, accuracy, and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and machine drawings to determine welding requirements.
  • Perform welding operations in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
  • Set up and safely operate appropriate welding equipment and tools.
  • Inspect completed welds for bead size, appearance, quality, and compliance with specifications.
  • Use weld fillet gauges and other measuring tools to verify weld sizes and tolerances.
  • Clean, degrease, prepare, and position parts prior to welding.
  • Identify and measure materials accurately.
  • Move raw materials and components into the welding area and transfer completed products to the appropriate location.
  • Perform routine maintenance and necessary repairs on welding equipment and related tools.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Follow established safety procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and production requirements.
  • Perform other duties and production tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and machine drawings.
  • Ability to read and accurately use a tape measure.
  • Ability to perform basic shop math, including converting decimals to fractional equivalents.
  • Proficiency in using weld gauges and interpreting weld specifications and tolerances.
  • Ability to identify, measure, and work with various materials.
  • Familiarity with various types of welding equipment and processes.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing quality work.
  • Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to a team.
  • Willingness to perform a variety of production duties as required.

Additional Information

  • This position is performed in a manufacturing/production environment.
  • Ability to stand continuously for approximately 8–10 hours per shift.
  • Ability to frequently lift and move materials weighing up to 25 lbs. from floor level.
  • Ability to occasionally lift and move materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to maintain a firm grasp while handling welding equipment, components, and a welding gun for extended periods.
  • Ability to frequently bend and reach.
  • Ability to occasionally twist, squat, kneel, and work in various positions while welding, grinding, and assembling frames.
  • Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • The Welder works in a manufacturing environment and is regularly exposed to welding operations, metal components, grinding, heat, noise, and shop equipment.

How this job compares in Belvidere, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $26–$38/hr across 184 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 Belvidere, IL

Belvidere, 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 243 other active welding openings from 151 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 Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (10). 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 $38/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Skokie at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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