Welder-Intermediate 1st Shift

Location

Palatine, IL

Wage

$29/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteelStainless Steel
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Posted on October 27, 2026

Job Description

Overview

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we help keep the lights on for people and businesses worldwide. Our manufacturing roles build the equipment that protects the critical infrastructure of the power grid, and each of our team members lends their unique skills to this crucial mission.

Responsibilities

  • Execute moderately complex welding operations to join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable materials.
  • Set up and operate manual and semi-automatic (robotic) welding equipment including MIG and TIG welding.
  • Read and interpret moderately complex blueprints, diagrams, specifications, and job orders.
  • Ensure welding is completed to the required standards and specifications.
  • Inspect welded surfaces and structures to identify defects and ensure conformity with specifications.
  • Deburr and prepare materials as needed to ensure proper weld quality and fit-up.
  • Move materials, parts, equipment, and other items using material handling equipment.
  • Maintain welding equipment in good working condition.
  • Work collaboratively with team members and other departments to achieve production goals.
  • Record and report production data accurately and timely.
  • Participate in and identify continuous improvement initiatives to enhance welding processes.
  • Meet department targets and consistently adhere to quality and safety standards.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
  • Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience in a welding role in a manufacturing, automotive, or related environment.
  • Strong knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, welding symbols, and the properties of metals used in fabrication and assembly.
  • Knowledge of safety standards related to welding and metalworking.
  • Understanding of welding equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to perform MIG, stick, and flux-cored arc welding techniques.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting moderately complex blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
  • Good attention to detail to ensure precision in welding tasks.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to set up, operate, and maintain welding equipment and tools.
  • Well-rounded problem-solving skills to identify and resolve welding-related issues.
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members and supervisors.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift: Monday – Friday 6:00am - 3:30pm.
  • Overtime during the week.
  • The estimated hourly pay rate for this position is $29.00 per hour.

How this job compares in Palatine, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $26–$43/hr across 197 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% 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 Palatine, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Palatine, 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 260 other active welding openings from 160 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

S&C Electric Company currently has 9 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 (9), 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 Elk Grove Village at $40/hr, Chicago at $39/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, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. Welder-Intermediate 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.