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Overview

The Senior TIG Welder role at AMETEK involves layout, measurement, and alignment of metal work pieces, as well as cutting and deburring metal components. This position requires expertise in TIG welding and adherence to quality standards within the Level Measurement Solutions business unit.

Responsibilities

  • Layout, measure, and align metal work pieces prior to welding.
  • Cut and deburr metal components.
  • Assess welds to ensure they are clean and in accordance with welding codes.
  • Follow current Standard Work with accountability for quality.
  • Identify out-of-standard and nonconforming conditions.
  • Work with Team Lead/Supervisor to eliminate waste in workflow.
  • Propose ideas to improve safety, quality, throughput, and teamwork.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area using 5S methods.
  • Continuously learn new job skills to improve effectiveness.
  • Perform work according to AMETEK procedures and code of conduct.
  • Fit, setup, and operate tools and equipment for standard work.
  • Train others and improve their efficiency.
  • Assess and resolve problems in execution of standard work.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 5-7 years of experience.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
  • Basic computer literacy using Microsoft Windows.
  • Basic math skills and ability to use measurement equipment.
  • Ability to use various hand tools.
  • Ability to stoop, kneel, and stand for long periods.
  • Ability to lift regularly up to 50 lbs.
  • Specific vision abilities including close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Aurora, IL, US, 60504
  • Business Unit: Level Measurement Solutions
  • Posting Date: Oct 27, 2026
  • Employee Type: Hourly

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Aurora, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $26–$41/hr across 184 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Aurora, IL

Aurora, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 242 other active welding openings from 145 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Senior TIG Welder 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.