Structural Welder and Fitter

Waukegan Steel, LLC; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukegan Steel, LLC is looking for a Structural Fabricator to join our team in Waukegan, Illinois. This role involves fitting, fabricating, and welding ornamental steel and aluminum while ensuring a robust safety culture.

The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of structural steel fabrication experience and be skilled at interpreting blueprints. An organized, detail-oriented individual is important, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years minimum experience required.
• Must be dependable and have strong organizational skills.
• Must lift and carry up to 75lbs unassisted.

Responsibilities

• Fit, fabricate, and weld ornamental steel and aluminum.
• Interpret architectural and structural details from drawings.
• Ensure compliance with safety practices and report crane usage.

Skills

SMAW Welding

Structural Steel Fabrication Experience

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Ability to Problem Solve

Safety Compliance

Detail Orientation

Tools

Forklift

Overhead Crane

Job description

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Authority, Scope and Basic Function

Waukegan Steel, LLC is a leading structural/miscellaneous steel fabricator in the region. We’re now hiring a Structural Fabricator to help grow and expand our fabrication department. If you are interested in being a part of a growing team with room for advancement, then Waukegan Steel, LLC is the perfect place. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do background

The primary role of this position includes but is not limited to fitting/fabricating/welding of ornamental steel and aluminum, independently and efficiently.

Essential Duties and Principal Responsibilities

• Maintaining a Philosophy of Continuous Improvement
• Willingness to learn new things
• Ability to layout structural steel members. WF’s, HSS, Pipe, etc.
• SMAW Welding
• Must be able to interpret architectural and structural details from construction drawings
• Structural Steel Fabrication Experience
• 4 – 5 years Min. Experience
• Grinding, Sanding
• Working closely with all individuals in this department and as a team.
• Maintaining a focus on your internal customer (shipping.)
• Ensuring Crane Reports are filled out daily and turned in
• Helping to ensure that our processes flowchart is followed
• Encourage others to speak up and help their teammates towards success
• Always keeping Safety at the forefront and encouraging a safety minded culture
• Detail orientated and proficient with numbers and Blueprints
• Ability to problem solve and multi-task
• Ensuring that material is processed and delivered to our customers on time.
• Work closely with all departments
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Operating an Overhead Crane
• Driving a forklift

Qualifications / Requirements

• Dependable and demonstrated organization
• Lift and carry up to 75lbs for 25’ – 0” unassisted
• Proficient with numbers and blueprints
• Lift and place above chest height up to 75lbs
• Ability to make decisions quickly and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Organized and highly detailed. Self-motivated.
• Must be able to work within a team setting and effectively communicate with multiple departments.
• Safety and OSHA compliant.
• Pass a post offer non D.O.T. physical and Musculoskeletal Assessment
• Pass a post offer non D.O.T. drug screen

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, blueprints, schematics, work orders, and quality documents.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.