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Ecolab

Fabrication Specialist II

Location

Glenwood, IL

Wage

$29.84 – $44.76/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 12, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Ecolab, a leading global developer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance products and services, is seeking a Fabrication Specialist II. This role involves fabricating, wiring, and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Work with plastic and metal piping to assemble interconnecting piping between vessels, pumps, and valves
  • Fabricate and assemble equipment based on mechanical drawings
  • Route and terminate wires based on electrical drawings
  • Operate industrial machining equipment such as a drill press, threader, cutters, sanders/grinders, and various types of saws
  • Use overhead crane and safe rigging to support equipment assembly and prepare for shipment activities
  • Operate a forklift and pallet jack
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • 5 years of experience in an equipment assembly-related assignment
  • 5 years of experience in a pipefitting assignment
  • Experience using hand and power tools and basic size/weight measuring devices
  • No Immigration Sponsorship available for this opportunity

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Plant location: Glenwood, IL
  • Work week and shift: Monday - Friday 6:00AM – 2:30PM, OT eligible
  • Pay Rate: $30.00 per hour
  • Sign-on Bonus: $500

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Glenwood, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Glenwood, IL

Glenwood, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Ecolab 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.

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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. Fabrication Specialist II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.