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Overview

Nordic Solutions is urgently seeking highly skilled OD, ID, and Cylindrical CNC and Manual Grinders to support precision manufacturing projects across the United States. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced grinders who take pride in their craft, enjoy challenging work, and are comfortable traveling to different manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate OD, ID, and cylindrical CNC and manual grinding equipment.
  • Grind complex, one-off, prototype, and low-volume production components.
  • Dress and maintain grinding wheels to achieve required tolerances and surface finishes.
  • Troubleshoot grinding processes and resolve dimensional or quality issues.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, GD&T, and engineering specifications.
  • Perform detailed in-process and final inspections using precision measuring equipment.
  • Adapt quickly to new equipment, processes, and manufacturing environments.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of verifiable experience in OD, ID, or cylindrical CNC and/or manual grinding.
  • Strong hands-on experience producing high-precision, tight-tolerance components.
  • Proven ability to set up, operate, adjust, and troubleshoot grinding equipment.
  • Manual grinding experience strongly preferred.
  • CNC grinding experience is a plus.
  • Strong blueprint reading and GD&T interpretation skills.
  • Proficiency using precision measuring instruments.
  • Experience with hardened steels, exotic materials, or high-alloy materials preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.
  • Willingness and ability to travel nationwide.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental

Additional Information

  • Nationwide travel required.
  • 6+ month assignments with ongoing project opportunities.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, whose middle half runs $34–$50/hr across 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 99 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 55 different employers. 45 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 Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

NordicWorkflow ApS 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, Itasca at $36/hr, and Addison at $35/hr. Chicago is among them.

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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. CNC and Manual Grinder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.