Mechanical Assembler + Machine Builder
Location
Chicago, IL
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 14, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 14, 2026
Schold Manufacturing, a leader in the design and production of high-shear mixers, media milling, and custom process equipment, is seeking a Mechanical Assembler / Machine Builder to join their team. This hands-on role involves assembling custom machinery and supporting on-site service as needed.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $31–$50/hr across 80 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 61 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.
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. Chicago is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Assembler + Machine Builder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.