Custom TIG Welding Fabricator
Rheo Engineering
Role description
Custom TIG Welding FabricatorProduction Team
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Peoria, IL
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Full-Time
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First Shift
Pay: $28 – $30 per hour
Good pay. Great benefits. Big impact. All with a schedule that works around your life. All first shift, flexible start and end times, and the option to frontload your hours. If you take pride in high end craftsmanship and want a shop that respects your time and your craft, keep reading.
We are a small manufacturer, about 100 people, that designs and builds custom, automated powder handling equipment used to make life-saving drugs around the world. Almost everything is designed and built in-house, with stainless steel or Hastelloy, to a very high standard. Turnover here is low. People come and they stay, because we work together, reward good work, and lean on each other's strengths.
We're looking for an experienced TIG welder to join our Production Team. You'll work from fabrication prints to lay out, weld, form, and polish custom equipment from start to finish. This isn't a production line running the same part all day — every project is different, and quality craftsmanship is the whole job.
What You'll Do
Review, interpret, and work from the fabrication prints for each project
Fabricate and assemble projects to print using GTAW (TIG) welding of stainless steel and other alloys
Perform basic metal forming and machining using shop equipment
Handle materials prep and finish work: random orbital sanding, unidirectional polishing, and high-detail polishing
Check the parts supplied for a system against the general assembly drawing to confirm accuracy before assembly
Assemble systems per the engineering specifications
Work with the rest of the Production Team to get projects across the finish line
Attend production meetings, including quoting and fabrication release meetings
Speak up — give feedback on projects, weldments, and equipment so we keep getting better
Take on other tasks as assigned by your supervisor
One thing to know up front: quality work, done on time, is what this job is measured on. Quality and efficiency carry the most weight in employee evaluations.
What We're Looking For
High school diploma or GED
Someone who matches Rheo's values of Bold Humility, Reliability, Initiative, Competence, and Collaboration
3+ years of TIG welding experience with stainless steel
Knowledge of best practices and safety with welding tools and shop equipment
High attention to detail and pride in quality craftsmanship
Extreme ownership — you see a project through from start to finish, no matter the obstacle
Self-starter — you see what needs to be done and don't wait around for someone else to do it
A team player who gets ideas and instructions across clearly and respectfully
Basic familiarity with Microsoft Outlook and Teams
Preferred Qualifications
Completion of a welding-related apprenticeship or technical program
Familiarity with ERP software (Epicor Kinetic preferred)
Why Rheo
Steady work in a stable industry — the equipment you build helps make life-saving medicine, and that work doesn't dry up
All first shift, with flexible start and end times and the option to frontload your hours (like four 10s)
A small shop where you're a name, not a number — 100 people, low turnover, and a team that has your back
Real variety — custom work, not the same part over and over
Benefits
Leading medical insurance — consistently low rates compared to other businesses in the area
Health Savings Account with employer contributions (plan-dependent)
Dental, vision, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Identity theft insurance
401(k) with 4% employer match
Generous PTO
Paid paternity and maternity leave
Paid cell phone plan with stipend for a new phone every 2 years
Employee referral program
Working Conditions
This is a shop-floor position. You must be able to bend/stoop, climb stairs and ladders, squat, kneel, push/pull, lift up to 50 lbs, and use vibratory and other basic tools. Standard 8-hour workday, all first shift, with flexible start and end times and the option to frontload hours. Overtime as requested by your supervisor.
Rheo Engineering is an equal opportunity employer.
