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Job Description

Overview

Woodward is seeking a Coil Winder for their 2nd shift, committed to creating a great workplace and delivering energy control solutions. The role involves operating basic machines and performing light assembly in an industrial setting under close supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Communicates information about project status and reviews item status in MRP.
  • Documents non-conformance and dispositions using non-conformance forms.
  • Cleans and maintains measuring instruments and test equipment.
  • Follows all departmental safety rules and regulations.
  • Completes and reviews product paperwork accurately and timely.
  • Verifies the calibration of equipment and expiration dates.
  • Measures specific dimensions according to work instructions.
  • Performs curing process of parts and inspects according to visual requirements.
  • May require applying hot dip method or touch up method of stacks.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • No related work experience required.
  • Ability to see details clearly to accomplish work tasks.
  • May be required to pass Near Vision and/or Color Vision examinations.
  • Moderate physical activity requiring agility and dexterity.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift Hours are M-F 3:00pm-11:30pm CST.
  • Training for the first two weeks is M-F 8am-4:30pm.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 39% 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 5% 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. Coil Winder_ Sensor's 2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.