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Overview

As a Supervisor at S&C Electric Company, you will play a vital role in managing the day-to-day operations of the Fabrication department, ensuring that safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are met. S&C Electric is a 100% employee-owned company with over 100 years of innovation in the electrical industry, dedicated to transforming the grid for reliable power worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Uphold and promote a professional work environment, addressing conflicts and fostering teamwork.
  • Provide day-to-day leadership support for the department, ensuring job orders and daily metrics are met.
  • Oversee and guide team members on fabrication processes and workflows.
  • Conduct inspections of welded parts and finished products to ensure compliance with specifications.
  • Promote safety awareness and maintain a safety-conscious manufacturing environment.
  • Create production and status reports and communicate issues impacting production to management.
  • Support the Manager in overseeing the department's budget and reviewing expenditures.
  • Comply with all applicable company policies and rules.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma / GED Equivalent.
  • Knowledge of metal fabrication processes, including welding and finishing best practices.
  • Good leadership skills within a manufacturing environment.
  • Solid critical thinking, organizational, planning, and project management skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships and resolve conflicts.
  • Great communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Adequate financial math skills to support budgetary decisions.
  • Good analytical skills to use and analyze data for informed decisions.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work hours are from 4:00pm to 12:30am.
  • Occasionally required to work extended hours when necessary.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting sits about 21% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $30–$50/hr middle band drawn from 43 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 72% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 62 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 37 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 242 other active welding openings from 146 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.

S&C Electric Company currently has 8 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 (12), Crash Champions (9), and S&C Electric Company (8). 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. Chicago is among them.

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