Careers

Our office and manufacturing facility is in Bedford Park, near Chicago’s Midway Airport. Despite being in business for 70+ years, this is a rapidly expanding company with a new ownership team committed to creating a great work environment for employees.

To apply, please send a resume to [email protected].

  • Profitable company in with career-minded employees
  • Ability to work on custom projects
  • Direct reporting to experienced management
  • Salary commensurate with your skills/experience
  • Benefits include paid vacation, 401(k), health insurance, and year-end bonus based on individual and company performance

Sales Engineer

  • Consult with existing and potential clients to assess and understand equipment needs for their unique applications
  • Provide expertise and support to sales team to communicate products, services, and client needs
  • Provide support to customers and resolves problems with installed equipment
  • Organize and tests various products or applications in our test lab
  • Contact and works with customers to organize details and support sales projects
  • Travel to industry trade shows and customer sites (expected 10-30%)
  • Learn product line and sales skills required to succeed
  • Draft and assist with presentations and other documentation and materials that explain products and services to customers
  • Shadow salespeople on calls and appointments to learn about equipment, industry, and sales skills
  • Assist with research and development of new products
  • Assist with calls and emails, generating budgetary and formal equipment quote
  • Generate 2D and 3D CAD drawings of proposed equipment
  • Expect a portion of time spent in production and engineering (first ~2-3 months) to gain in depth technical product knowledge

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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Mechanical Engineer

  • Manage the design of custom process equipment from the technical sales phase through design, production and start-up at the end customer’s site
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • 3-10 years of experience in engineering design and manufacturing
  • Experience with AutoCAD and 3D modeling, ideally Solidworks
  • Mechanical aptitude and desire to “get your hands dirty” when required
  • Ability to travel and work at customer sites (10-30% of days)
  • Alignment with our values and mission including:
  • Team player that has respect for everyone in the company
  • Strong work ethic – someone who will put in the hours necessary and will do whatever it takes to make things better for our customers
  • Innovative and open-minded problem solver
  • Self-motivator who can stay focused in a busy environment
  • Understanding of how to prioritize effectively
  • Ambitious and career-minded outlook

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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Mechanical Assembler

  • Mechanically oriented and experience working with large industrial equipment
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints and bills of material
  • Basic electrical and hydraulic system knowledge is a plus
  • Experience with hand/power tools to assemble large equipment
  • Able to meet all company safety requirements
  • Ability to prioritize jobs with the Plant Manager
  • Self-motivated team player who enjoys being busy
  • Strong work ethic, reliable, and a constructive attitude
  • Must have their own tools
  • Physical ability to lift 50lb
  • Opportunity to travel and work at customer sites

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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TIG/MIG Welder

  • ***Experience with MIG, TIG, and Stick welding is a must***
  • Ideal experience with sanitary, food grade & pharma products
  • Able to weld with various materials and thicknesses from Sheetmetal to large plate
  • Sanitary stainless welding and cleaning a plus
  • Familiarity with sheer, press-break, and rolling operations
  • The ideal candidate is mechanically oriented and has experience working with larger industrial equipment
  • Trained in safe operation of overhead hoists and lifting methods
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints, and bills of material
  • A self-motivated team player who enjoys being busy and can prioritize jobs with the plant manager.
  • Physical ability to lift 50lb
  • Strong work ethic, reliable and always have a constructive attitude

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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Industrial Electrician

  • The ideal candidate is an electrical wizard with experience working on industrial control panels and components
  • Ability to interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and bills of material
  • 3-Phase power familiarity, including motor and VFD wiring
  • Experience wiring industrial control panels and field devices
  • Ability to use hand and power tools to assemble panel components
  • A self-motivated team player who enjoys being busy and can prioritize jobs with the Plant Manager
  • Ability to program VFD’s
  • Allen Bradley PLC/HMI familiarity and RSLogix 5000 experience is a plus, but not required
  • Must have their own tools
  • Physical ability to lift 50lb
  • Ability to travel and work at customer sites (~10-30% of time)
  • Strong work ethic, reliable, and always have a constructive attitude ·
  • Mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic system knowledge is a plus

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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CNC/Manual Machinist

  • Experience using a manual lathe, mill, and drill
  • CNC and Mazatrol experience is a plus
  • Proto Trak glass scale readout and controller experience for Bridgeport Mills
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints, including GD&T, and close tolerances
  • Must have own tools
  • Self-motivated team player who enjoys being busy and can prioritize jobs with the plant manager
  • Strong work ethic, reliable, and always have a constructive attitude

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

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Industrial Painter

  • 2+ years of relevant experience
    • Experience in a manufacturing environment
    • Experience applying industrial paints and coating applications is ideal
  • Perform cleaning, sanding, and other pre-painting activities on parts in preparation for painting/fabrication
  • Apply a variety of industrial coatings to fabricated metal products
  • Knowledge of how to adjust sprayer gun to regulate width and pressure of spray to accomplish desired finish
  • Utilize instrumentation to measure painting parameters to ensure compliance with OEM specifications
  • Responsible for the application of industrial coatings in confined spaces
  • Assist to appropriately rig large objects for the purpose of moving them in the process of applying the industrial coatings
  • Assess the quality level of painting processes, methods, and projects
  • Assist in the maintenance of a clean and safe work environment and observe good safety habits
  • Adhere to all OSHA and HazMat procedures with respect to the storage/handling of materials in the area
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints
  • Self-motivated team player, enjoys being busy, and can prioritize jobs with the Plant Manager
  • Strong work ethic, reliable, and constructive attitude

If you are a fit, please send your resume to: [email protected].

Schold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Schold does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.