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Overview

Craftsmen Industries custom manufactures specialty trailers and vehicles, focusing on creating products in-house. They are seeking a TIG Welder to join their Schantz Manufacturing subsidiary, which specializes in concession trailers for the fair and festival industry.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on stainless steel and aluminum.
  • Prepare materials by cleaning, cutting, grinding, polishing, and fitting components.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering designs, and manufacturing orders.
  • Fabricate material by cutting and welding various metals.
  • Inspect completed welds for quality, strength, and dimensional accuracy.
  • Operate power and hand tools such as arc welders, buffing machine, chop saws and a shear.
  • Maintain safety consciousness with good housekeeping skills.
  • Work under moderate supervision with the ability to deviate from standard procedure if needed.
  • Work from verbal and written instructions.
  • Repair defective welds and perform rework when necessary.
  • Offer solutions and ideas to supervisors, engineers, and team members.

Requirements

  • High School diploma, Trade school or equivalent.
  • 2+ years of experience in TIG Welding.
  • Demonstrate a consistent work history with strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency in reading blueprints and welding specifications.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  • Must be safety conscious with good housekeeping skills.
  • Ability to work well with others.
  • Ability to work overtime when needed.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Highland, IL
  • Dynamic and versatile work environment.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, TIG welder jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$30/hr across 9 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Highland, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Highland, 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 342 other active welding openings from 206 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 (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 Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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.

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