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Overview

Terramac, established to produce leading crawler carriers, is looking for a Fabricator at their Sugar Grove, IL location. The Fabricator will lead a team in creating product presentations and assist with design and assembly functions using various materials and processes.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, fabricate, and assemble complex jigs, fixtures, and test devices based on concept ideas.
  • Perform welding, machining, fabrication, and assembly processes to create, alter, and repair production and prototype models.
  • Coordinate with outside suppliers, engineering, sales, and production as needed.
  • Identify appropriate methods of fabrication and implement creative solutions.
  • Test all prototypes against test plan requirements.
  • Assist in product launches.
  • Document all parts and systems created.
  • Comply with all customer specifications and company policies.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 5-7 years of mechanical and assembly experience required.
  • 3-5 years of custom fabrication experience preferred.
  • Ability to weld out of position (overhead, vertical, etc.).
  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs on your own.
  • Ability to use basic fabrication tools and read a tape measure to the nearest 1/16”.
  • Strong mathematical ability, including converting decimals to fractions.
  • Ability to navigate computer systems and understand E-drawings/SolidWorks.
  • A technical school certificate in a related field is a plus.
  • Quality inspection experience is a plus.
  • Ability to meet or exceed Structural Welding Code ANSI/AWS D1.1/D1.1M.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday-Friday from 7am-3:30pm.
  • In-person work location.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $22–$29/hr across 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% 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 Sugar Grove, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Sugar Grove, 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 341 other active welding openings from 216 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 The Boyd Group LLC (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 $39/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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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