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Overview

Weiss-Aug is a leading provider of advanced manufacturing and engineering solutions, specializing in high-volume metal stamping, thermoplastic molding, and value-added assembly solutions. They are seeking a passionate and skilled Tool and Die Maker Apprentice to contribute to their mission of delivering high-quality, engineered solutions to customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Learn about precision metal stamping and die set-up
  • Learn how to operate manual machines such as saws, mills, drill presses, grinders & lathes
  • Learn root cause of part or tool malfunction
  • Work full time with experienced die makers
  • Attend classes several evenings/week for 3 years at the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA)
  • Complete 10,000 hours of tool and die tasks
  • Operate and set up metal stamping press lines
  • Operate Tool Room equipment
  • Machine and mill basic parts to blueprint specs
  • Perform maintenance on machines
  • Maintain, build, and assemble progressive tools
  • Produce jigs, fixtures, special guides and holding devices
  • Interpret tooling blueprints
  • Understand and use SPC
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area

Requirements

  • Complete high school manufacturing classroom courses leading to graduation
  • NIMS safety or equivalent
  • Basic math – speed and feeds
  • Machine operation
  • Blueprint reading
  • Basic metalworking tasks such as machining
  • Use of gages, calipers, gauge pins and micrometers
  • Participate in team challenges: robot rumble, hi-mileage vehicle, sports, TMA machining contest
  • Possess excellent verbal, written, digital skills
  • Demonstrate good communication & multitasking skills
  • Like to work with your hands and able to pay attention to details
  • Interested in continuous learning
  • Able to regularly lift containers up to 40 pounds
  • Pass preemployment physical & aptitude test

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is at our Elk Grove Village, IL location.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 50% below the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Elk Grove Village, IL, where the middle half runs $26–$40/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Elk Grove Village, IL

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Elk Grove Village, IL right now, from 8 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 354 other active welding openings from 214 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Elk Grove Village, or widen the search to Illinois.

Weiss-Aug currently has 1 other opening 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 Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (9). 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 Elk Grove Village at $40/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Itasca at $36/hr. Elk Grove Village is among them.

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