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Overview

Hiring experienced Welders/Fabricators for second-shift openings in Cook County and Champaign County, Illinois. This is a hands-on opportunity for welders who take pride in precise fit-up, clean welds, and quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and TIG welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings.
  • Fit, align, and fabricate components to specification.
  • Use precision measuring tools to verify dimensions and tolerances.
  • Inspect completed welds and perform grinding, finishing, and rework as needed.
  • Follow safety procedures and maintain an organized work area.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of TIG welding experience, along with MIG and sheet metal fabrication experience.
  • Ability to read blueprints and work independently from drawings.
  • Strong attention to weld quality, fit-up, and dimensional accuracy.
  • Ability to complete a practical weld test.
  • AWS certifications preferred.

Additional Information

  • Positions are available in either Cook County or Champaign County; applicants do not need to commute between locations.
  • Compensation is $27-$30/hour based on experience and demonstrated welding ability, with opportunities for increases based on performance.
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How this job compares in Schaumburg, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 11% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 261 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% 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 Schaumburg, IL

Schaumburg, IL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were 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 Schaumburg, or widen the search to Illinois.

gpac 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 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 MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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