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Job Description

Overview

GM Sign, Inc. is seeking multiple full-time Metal Fabricators and Grinders for immediate hire. Pay will depend on experience and full-time employees will receive benefits including health insurance, vacation days, and holiday pay.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricator duties include welding, cutting, grinding, gluing, and bending sheet metal, poles, and tubing into signage.
  • Grinder / Paint Prep responsibilities involve sanding, grinding, and bare metal paint prep.

Requirements

  • Experience with basic shop tools and reading a tape measurer is a must for Fabricator position.
  • Experience with welders, saws, presses, shears, and brakes is a plus for Fabricator position.
  • No experience necessary for Grinder / Paint Prep position, but metal finish work preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time positions will include yearly reviews with opportunities to increase hourly wage.
  • To apply, please reply to this post with resume/interest or in person at 704 Sunset Dr., Round Lake, IL 60073 between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00 pm.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$29/hr across 18 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 Round Lake, IL

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