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Ecolab

Assembler II

Location

Elk Grove Village, IL

Wage

$21.69 – $32.54/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 28, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Ecolab is seeking an Assembler II to join their team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This hands-on role involves mechanical and electrical assembly skills to build, inspect, and restore equipment that supports clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components with precision.
  • Perform remanufacturing operations including disassembly, minor repairs, sorting, cleaning, and inspection.
  • Use fixtures, hand tools, and power tools to complete assembly tasks accurately and efficiently.
  • Follow process and specification sheets to ensure quality and compliance.
  • Perform hydraulic and electrical checks to confirm equipment functionality.
  • Identify and resolve basic technical issues using problem-solving tools.
  • Complete labor reporting and recordkeeping with attention to detail.
  • Communicate proactively about maintenance needs, quality concerns, or safety issues.
  • Support the development of others by sharing knowledge and assisting with training.
  • Step in wherever needed to help the team meet its goals.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • One year of previous work experience.
  • Experience using hand and power tools.
  • Basic math ability.
  • Collaborative and team-oriented.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Time-management and communication skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Plant Location: Elk Grove Village, IL Greater Chicago area.
  • Work Week & Shift: 6:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Thursday.
  • Pay Rate: $21.75 per hour.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Elk Grove Village, IL, where the middle half runs $34–$40/hr across 12 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 Elk Grove Village, IL

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Elk Grove Village, IL right now, from 10 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 342 other active welding openings from 207 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Elk Grove Village, or widen the search to Illinois.

Ecolab currently has 3 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 (16), S&C Electric Company (10), 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 Elk Grove Village at $40/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. Elk Grove Village is among them.

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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. Assembler II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.