Production Welder: John Deere in Moline

Discover Quad Cities; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Savings and retirement benefits

Physical and mental healthcare

Paid holidays

Vacation packages

Employee assistance programs

Tuition assistance

Performance bonuses

Fitness subsidies

On-site gyms

Charitable contribution matching

Rebates

Personal-use discounts

Job summary

John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, IL is hiring a Production Welder. Starting pay is $29.00 per hour and the role involves production welding on parts and sub-assemblies.

You may work any shift with possible weekend overtime, with manual arc welding, CNC and robotic welding equipment used on the line. The position requires welding experience or certification, physical work throughout the shift, and the ability to operate forklifts and other material-handling tools.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED, NCRC or three years of manufacturing experience
• Welding certification or documented welding experience preferred
• Willingness to work any shift and potential overtime, including weekends

Responsibilities

• Perform production welding on parts and sub-assemblies
• Read work instructions and adjust voltage, heat and travel speed to meet specs
• Record quality and maintenance data and check welds against specifications
• Operate fixtures, grinders, and welding equipment; move materials with forklifts

Skills

Welding experience

Welding certification

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

NCRC

Tools

CNC welding equipment

Robotic welding equipment

Manual arc welders

Grinders

Fixtures

Forklifts/industrial trucks

Job description

Role:

John Deere Seeding Group - Production Welder

Employer:

John Deere

Location:

Moline, IL 61265

Starting pay:

$29.00 per hour

Employment type:

Full-Time

Posted:

October 14, 2026

John Deere is hiring a Production Welder for its Seeding Group in Moline, Illinois. The role pays $29.00 per hour at starting pay and performs production welding on parts and sub-assemblies. The October 14, 2026 posting calls for welding experience or certification, physical work throughout the shift, and the ability to work any shift with possible weekend overtime.

The Moline position uses manual arc welders, CNC and robotic welding equipment, grinders, hoists, fixtures, and hand tools. The work includes checking welds against specifications, recording quality and maintenance information, and moving material with forklifts or industrial trucks. John Deere describes its wider mission as helping provide food, fiber, fuel, and infrastructure through its John Deere careers.

The Moline manufacturing jobs link carries both the job category and city. The broader local job listings include openings across the surrounding area.

Production Welding In Moline

The Seeding Group welder joins parts and sub-assemblies to specification through established welding processes. Voltage, heat, pressure, and travel speed are adjusted to maintain the required result. Work instructions define the sequence, while quality records document the checks made during production.

Equipment responsibilities extend beyond the weld itself. The role uses fixtures, grinders, hoists, manual arc welders, and robotic or CNC welding equipment. Material movement can involve forklifts and industrial trucks, and the shift includes cleaning tooling, checking equipment, and keeping the work area orderly.

Qualifications For The Shift

The position requires workers to stand, walk, bend, lift, and repeat manual actions for the duration of a shift.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

A high school diploma or GED, an NCRC, or three years of manufacturing experience satisfies the education and experience entry paths described for the role.

Welding preparation comes through certification or equivalent training, or through at least six months of welding in a manufacturing environment. Two years of manufacturing welding experience is preferred.

The role also requires willingness to work any shift and possible overtime, including weekends.

Equipment And Quality Records

Production welders read work instructions, make corrections when results do not conform, and record data for quality and maintenance records. The same worker checks equipment and tooling, lubricates where required, and reports work information through the plant's established process.

John Deere's official manufacturing jobs page groups production and factory roles across the Quad Cities area. The Moline posting identifies industrial, welding, and manufacturing job segments, placing the work within the company's production operations.

Pay And Employment Benefits

The starting rate is $29.00 per hour. The stated benefit list includes savings and retirement benefits, physical and mental healthcare, paid holidays, vacation packages, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, and performance bonuses.

• savings and retirement benefits
• physical and mental healthcare
• paid holidays
• vacation packages
• employee assistance programs
• tuition assistance
• performance bonuses
• fitness subsidies
• on-site gyms at specific facilities
• charitable contribution matching
• rebates
• personal-use discounts

Qualified applicants receive consideration under the company's equal-opportunity policy, including applicants with disabilities and protected-veteran status.

The Moline posting names a current opening in the Seeding Group and supplies the job-specific application route through its official detail page. The role's combination of weld certification or experience, production-tool use, and shift flexibility defines the hiring screen.

John Deere's careers materials identify the company mission as helping provide food, fiber, fuel, and infrastructure. The Moline position applies that mission inside a manufacturing operation where weld quality, equipment care, and recorded production data are part of the daily work.