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Overview

The Casting Welder position involves TIG welding magnesium and aluminum sand castings, requiring attention to detail and adherence to safety protocols. The role emphasizes quality workmanship and efficient processing of materials.

Responsibilities

  • Accurate scanning in and out on jobs and proper reporting of processed quantities.
  • Wear proper safety equipment and maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Understand customer requirements and internal scrap challenges.
  • Review and inspect all materials used, incorporating self-inspection.
  • Complete, date, and sign off on all routing information and apply weld stamps as needed.
  • Use weld equipment to repair defects in castings.
  • Identify weld areas through part maps and clean parts prior to welding.
  • Understand casting temper processes and perform them correctly.
  • May machine and prepare castings for weld plugs.
  • May machine excess stock from castings using a milling machine.
  • May X-Ray castings for weld verification if certified.
  • Perform job tasks efficiently according to standards.
  • Maintain tools, gauges, and equipment in a clean and functioning manner.
  • Offer ideas for continuous improvement.
  • Report problems or discrepancies to management.

Requirements

  • Basic math skills.
  • Ability to read and understand all procedures for assigned tasks.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Completion of welding coursework or certification.
  • 1-2 years experience in TIG welding.
  • On-the-job training under an experienced operator until certification is achieved.
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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 $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 278 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 4 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 368 other active welding openings from 212 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 2 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 (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). 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 Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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.