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G&W Electric

Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm)

Location

Bolingbrook, IL

Wage

$20 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Fabricator I at G&W Electric, you will set up and operate fabrication equipment to form metal parts according to specifications. This role requires the ability to interpret drawings and safely operate machinery, contributing to a team-focused environment in a leading electrical power grid solutions company.

Responsibilities

  • Select dies, tools, and punches for proper thickness of material.
  • Form material according to drawings using various radius dies.
  • Install and align progressive compound, forming, blanking, piercing, coining, embossing, notching, and combination punches and dies.
  • Perform preventative maintenance procedures.
  • Conduct first piece and in-progress inspections to ensure work meets requirements.
  • Adjust stroke, feed equipment, knock out devices, work holders, and safety devices.
  • Monitor condition of equipment and tooling, informing supervisor when maintenance is needed.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies as needed.
  • Train others in fabrication tasks as needed.
  • Inspect all work prior to passing it on to the next operation.
  • Document actions by completing production and quality forms.

Requirements

  • Able to read and interpret basic to moderately complex drawings and bills of material.
  • Can safely operate fabrication machinery such as press brake and punch press.
  • Experience using small hand and power tools.
  • Possesses basic computer skills.
  • Holds a High School diploma, GED, or combination of work experience and skill development.
  • Must understand and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
  • Ideally has up to one year of experience working as a metal fabricator in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is from 1:00pm to 9:30pm.
  • The job is classified as Medium - Heavy Physical Demand Level.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Short and Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
401k
Tuition Reimbursement
PTO
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How this job compares in Bolingbrook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 197 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 Bolingbrook, IL

Bolingbrook, IL currently has 5 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 259 other active welding openings from 148 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bolingbrook, or widen the search to Illinois.

G&W Electric 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 (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 $39/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Skokie at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Bolingbrook, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator I - Brake Press and Saw Operator (1:00pm to 9:30pm) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.