Job Description

Overview

The Experienced Welder position involves performing intermediate welding skills and fabrication techniques for tank construction in Rock Falls, Illinois. Welders will report to the Line Supervisor and are expected to adhere to high standards of safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, and accuracy.

Responsibilities

  • Perform intermediate welding skills and fabrication techniques specific to tank construction.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, diagrams, and schematics.
  • Take and use accurate measurements to perform weldments according to specifications.
  • Examine welds for appropriate bead size and other specifications.
  • Record time accurately to customer jobs using the ERP system.
  • Operate and use overhead hoist and rigging techniques to lift and maneuver tanks safely.
  • Operate powered industrial trucks including motorized pallet jacks.
  • Support team to consistently deliver operational effectiveness.
  • Lead by example prioritizing safety and compliance.
  • Perform other relevant duties as requested or needed.

Requirements

  • Strong work ethic with integrity while prioritizing safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, and accuracy.
  • Knowledge and ability to use intermediate welding skills and fabrication techniques.
  • Knowledge and skill to operate hand and power tools, and welding and brazing equipment.
  • Ability to use overhead hoist and rigging techniques safely.
  • Ability to prioritize safety while operating powered industrial trucks.
  • Ability to apply critical thinking skills and sound judgement.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge and skill to take and use accurate measurements.
  • Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respectful communication.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
  • Ability to apply basic skills using ERP/MRP system.
  • Fluency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding English.
  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
  • Associate’s degree or certificate in welding preferred.
  • Two years’ previous experience with machine/metal fabrication, MIG welding, and/or TIG welding required.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Life Insurance
PTO
Retirement Plan
Tuition Reimbursement

How this job compares in Rock Falls, 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 45% 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 Rock Falls, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rock Falls, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 242 other active welding openings from 145 employers. 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 MIG, TIG, and Stick work. 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. 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.

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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. Experienced Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.