Since 1949 we have been a leader in the high-speed rotating mixing equipment industry. Our office and manufacturing facility is in Bedford Park, near Chicago’s Midway airport. Despite having been in business for 72 years, this is a rapidly expanding business with a new ownership team consisting of three mechanical engineers committed to creating a great place to work.
MECHANICAL ENGINEER / PROJECT MANAGER
Are you a mechanical engineer looking for an opportunity to be an impact player in a company where you can take projects from concept to completion? Manage a diverse work load that will keep you engaged? Hold a challenging position where you can mold your own career, make your own opportunities and grow to your full potential? Grow with a profitable, privately held company that values respect for everyone, creative problem solving, quality and teamwork? If so, this position may be for you!
Requirements:
- 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
We Offer:
- A growing company providing the ability to work on custom machines and ever-changing work
- Direct reporting to our Principal Engineer who is knowledgeable and experienced
- A profitable company with long term, dedicated employees
- Salary commensurate with your skill and experience
- Benefits include paid vacation, 401(k), health insurance, and year-end bonus based on individual and company performance
- Single shift operation 8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m
If you are a mechanical engineer who wants the opportunity to grow your career and our organization, please send your resume and cover letter to: schold@schold.com.
MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY FOREMAN
- Are you a mechanic, or mechanical assembler with team leading experience looking for a career with a well-established, expanding, privately held company located near Chicago’s Midway airport? Since 1949 we have been a leader in the high-speed rotating equipment industry located in Bedford Park, IL.
Requirements:
- The ideal candidate is mechanically oriented and has experience working with larger industrial equipment
- Team lead or management experience directing small teams to complete jobs
- Open minded, and positive leadership, willing to listen to ideas and choose the best solution for the team’s objective
- 2-10 years millwright experience; fabricating assembly, and/or welding
- Ability to read and understand blueprints, and bills of material
- Experience with hand and power tools to assemble large equipment per specifications
- A self-motivated team player who enjoys being busy and can prioritize jobs with the plant manager.
- Must have your own tools
- Physical ability to lift 50lb
- Ability to travel, and work at customer sites, travel typically 20-30% of days per month
- Strong work ethic, reliable, and always have a constructive attitude
- Basic electrical and hydraulic system knowledge is a plus
We Offer:
- A growing company providing the ability to work on custom machines, and ever-changing work
- Direct reporting to our Production manager who is knowledgeable, and experienced
- A profitable company with long term, dedicated employees
- Salary commensurate with your skill and experience
- Benefits include paid vacation, 401(k), health insurance, and year-end bonus based on individual and company performance
- Single shift operation 7:30a.m. – 4:00p.m.
- Opportunity for overtime
If you are a mechanic who is looking for the opportunity to grow your career and our organization, please send your resume and cover letter to: schold@schold.com
WELDER / METALWORKER / FABRICATOR
Schold is on the hunt for the absolute best Welder / Metalworker / Fabricator we can find. You’re humble about your skills, but deep down you know your work is to be prized and admired. Every joint perfect, every weld laid down like smooth butter. You’re the type of Welder / Metalworker / Fabricator who measures five times and cuts once. You’re a creative Technical Expert who that falls into a silent focus on the tasks at hand able to handle shifting priorities and deadlines with ease. Working is better than talking in your mind as you take your work very seriously.
Requirements:
- Experience with MIG, TIG, and Stick welding
- 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
We Offer:
- A growing company providing the ability to work on custom machines, and ever changing work
- Direct reporting to our Production manager who is knowledgeable, and experienced
- A profitable company with long term, dedicated employees
- Salary commensurate with your skill and experience
- Benefits including: paid vacation, 401(k), health insurance, and yearend bonus based on individual and company performance
- Single shift operation 7:30a.m. – 4:00p.m.
- Opportunity for overtime
If you are a detail oriented Welder / Metalworker / Fabricator and looking for opportunity to grow their career and our organization, please send your resume and cover letter to: schold@schold.com.