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Job Description

Overview

Geremarie is a Lake Zurich, Illinois manufacturer crafting precision aluminum components for the marine and recreation markets. They are seeking a Marine-Grade Aluminum TIG Welding Specialist to execute high-performance aluminum welding for leading marine brands.

Responsibilities

  • Executing TIG welds on aluminum parts and assemblies.
  • Decoding blueprints, drawings, and work instructions to plan your approach.
  • Setting up and dialing in welding equipment for aluminum materials.
  • Inspecting welds to meet specifications and rigorous quality standards.
  • Grinding, cleaning, and finishing welds as required.
  • Adhering to all safety rules, PPE requirements, and company policies.
  • Maintaining a 5S-organized, clean, and efficient work area.
  • Communicating with supervisors and teammates about priorities and progress.
  • Achieving daily output and quality objectives.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of aluminum TIG welding experience, including thin-gauge work.
  • Blueprint literacy and skill with calipers, micrometers, and tape measures.
  • Comfort with welding symbols and fabrication techniques.
  • Sharp attention to detail and a quality-first mindset.
  • Capacity to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods.
  • AWS certification (preferred, not required).
  • Experience in a production/manufacturing setting.
  • Knowledge of ISO or other 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 19% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 249 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 19% 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

Lake Zurich, 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 348 other active welding openings from 210 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Geremarie 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 Chicago at $38/hr, Addison at $35/hr, and Skokie at $35/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. Marine-Grade Aluminum TIG Welding Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.