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Overview

We are seeking MIG Welders / Fabricators to join a growing manufacturing team producing industrial metal enclosures and fabricated steel components. This is a hands-on opportunity for welders who take pride in the quality of their work, can read prints, and understand the importance of producing a clean, accurate finished product.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on mild steel components, including sheet metal, structural bases, and hollow tubing.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and welding instructions.
  • Weld components while maintaining proper alignment, dimensions, and squareness.
  • Perform fit-and-finish work, including drilling, tapping, cutting, grinding, and preparing metal components.
  • Work with material thicknesses ranging from approximately 10- and 12-gauge steel to heavier bases up to 1/2 inch thick.
  • Perform welds in various positions, including vertical and overhead, as required.
  • Inspect completed work for weld quality, accuracy, and overall finish.
  • Ask questions and communicate with team members when clarification is needed to ensure the job is completed correctly.
  • Follow shop safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Requirements

  • Hands-on MIG welding experience.
  • Experience working with mild steel and fabricated metal components.
  • Ability to read prints and follow fabrication instructions.
  • Familiarity with fabrication tools and processes, including grinders, drills, and tapping tools.
  • Attention to detail and the ability to produce parts that meet dimensional and quality requirements.
  • A willingness to learn, ask questions, and work collaboratively on the production floor.
  • Reliable attendance and a commitment to safe, quality workmanship.

Additional Information

  • Location: Itasca, IL
  • Pay: $24-$28 per hour, based on experience and skill level.
  • Shifts: 1st Shift: 6:00 AM-2:30 PM | 2nd Shift: 3:00 PM-11:30 PM.
  • A $2-per-hour second-shift differential is available, subject to the applicable pay structure.
  • The team is currently working extended 10-hour days, with plans to transition to 9-hour days as production stabilizes.
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How this job compares in Itasca, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $26–$41/hr across 184 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Itasca, IL

Itasca, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 242 other active welding openings from 145 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Itasca, 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 (12), S&C Electric Company (9), and Crash Champions (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 $38/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Bedford Park at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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