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Overview

Dynomax, Inc. is a family-owned business that has been designing and manufacturing high-precision machined components for 30 years. They are seeking a Spindles Technician to assemble, repair, and inspect spindles as part of their growing team.

Responsibilities

  • Disassemble damaged or worn spindles while reading blueprints and work instructions.
  • Inspect worn or damaged spindle components to determine problem areas.
  • Check dimensions of the spindle and its components using basic measuring equipment.
  • Provide detailed documentation of observations regarding missing, broken, or dirty components.
  • Help quote an approximate repair cost once problems have been identified.
  • Assemble newly manufactured spindles according to work instructions and blueprints.
  • Paint spindles according to work instructions if necessary.
  • Use manual machinery such as lathes, mills, or surface grinders to manufacture or finish component parts for spindles.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of spindle machines and tools as well as their applications.
  • Proficiency in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry as it relates to manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of machine building principles.
  • Ability to use measuring devices and inspection tools such as calipers or micrometers.

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 241 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 Wheeling, IL

Wheeling, IL currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 199 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

Dynomax Inc. currently has 2 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 (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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