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Overview

Dynomax, Inc. is a family-owned business with 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing high-precision machined components and machine tool spindles. They are seeking a Spindles Technician to assemble, repair, and inspect spindles as the company continues to grow.

Responsibilities

  • Disassemble damaged or worn spindles while reading blueprints and work instructions.
  • Inspect worn or damaged spindle components to determine problem areas.
  • Check dimensions of the spindle and its components using basic measuring equipment.
  • Provide detailed documentation of observations regarding missing, broken, or dirty components.
  • Help quote an approximate repair cost after identifying problems.
  • Assemble newly manufactured spindles according to work instructions and blueprints.
  • Paint spindles according to work instructions if necessary.
  • Use manual machinery such as lathes, mills, or surface grinders to manufacture or finish component parts for spindles.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of spindle machines and tools as well as their applications.
  • Proficiency in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry as it relates to manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of machine building principles.
  • Ability to use measuring devices and inspection tools such as calipers or micrometers and different types of electrical meters.

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 255 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 Wheeling, IL

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Wheeling, IL right now, from 5 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 Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

Dynomax Inc. currently has 3 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 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 Chicago at $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Addison at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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