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Job Description

Overview

The Casting Welder position involves welding repair of aerospace magnesium parts and aluminum sand castings at Chicago Magnesium, requiring approximately 20 – 30 hours of welding per week.

Responsibilities

  • Review and inspect all material used, incorporating self-inspection into the process.
  • Complete, date, and sign-off on all routing information; apply weld stamp where applicable and input required production data/reporting.
  • Machine and prepare castings for weld plugs and plug castings.
  • Machine excess stock from castings using a milling machine.
  • Wear proper safety equipment and maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Accurately scan in and out on jobs and report processed quantities.
  • Report any problems or discrepancies to immediate management.

Requirements

  • 2 - 3 years of previous TIG Welding experience (preferred)
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to read and understand all procedures required to perform assigned tasks
  • Good communication skills
  • Completion of Welding coursework/certification
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How this job compares in Blue Island, 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–$41/hr across 262 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 Blue Island, IL

Blue Island, IL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 352 other active welding openings from 206 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Blue Island, or widen the search to Illinois.

Chicago Magnesium Casting Co 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (17), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (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 $39/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Franklin Park at $33/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.

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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. Casting Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.