Job Description

Overview

Woodward is dedicated to creating a great workplace for all team members, focusing on integrity, respect, and accountability. The company designs and delivers energy control solutions for a clean future, and is committed to attracting top talent while providing a rewarding workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Clean, assemble and inspect parts per applicable work instructions.
  • Communicate information to others about project status, updates, specific instructions etc.
  • Complete necessary paperwork and computer entries accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Manufacture/inspect production parts using welding processes and procedures.
  • Perform basic assessment of weld parameter inputs and make adjustments during welding.
  • Identify nonconforming material according to procedures.
  • Keep work area clean and organized, and maintain safety in manufacturing areas.
  • Promote teamwork within the organization.
  • Maintain good attendance.
  • Perform Mechanical Assembler or other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • 2 years of related experience required.
  • Must be able to pass appropriate welder competency testing and requirements.
  • Attention to detail to notice minor inconsistencies/faults in parts.
  • Basic knowledge of current welding technologies.
  • Requires verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong work ethic and willingness to take ownership of work activities.
  • Basic knowledge of and ability to adhere to department safety rules.
  • Ability to interact cooperatively and collaboratively with others as a team.
  • Basic ability to perform simple arithmetic computations.
  • Basic ability to process multiple types of information and/or perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Basic ability to see details clearly to accomplish work tasks.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift Hours: 3:00pm-11:30pm
  • 10% shift differential
  • Moderate physical activity requiring agility and dexterity.
  • Work is performed in an area with moderate risk or discomfort requiring special safety precautions.
  • Position requires use of information subject to ITAR and EAR regulations.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Niles, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 240 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Niles, IL

Niles, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 199 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Woodward, Inc. currently has 1 other opening 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 (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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 Addison at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Laser Welder 2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.