Careers at South Shore IndustrialSkilled trades jobs in Portage, Indiana
We hire people who'd rather fix it right than fix it twice.
Quick overview
South Shore Industrial hires millwrights, welders, machinists, fabricators, controls techs and apprentices. You work out of our Portage, Indiana shop and on plant sites across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. The work is heavy industrial: rebuilds, fabrication, alignment and emergency repair, done safely and done right.
Trades
Which trades does SSI hire?
Millwrights
Rig, set, rebuild and align heavy rotating equipment in mills and process plants.
Welders
Structural, pipe and sanitary welding in the shop and in the field. AWS certification is a plus.
Machinists
Turn shafts, bore housings and make replacement parts in our Portage machine shop.
Fabricators
Build platforms, guards, chutes, ductwork and structural steel from drawings.
Controls techs
Wire, troubleshoot and integrate Allen-Bradley controls on new and rebuilt equipment.
Apprentices
Learn the trade next to experienced hands, starting with safety and the basics.
The work
What is it like to work at SSI?
You split time between our Portage machine shop and plant sites across the Region. The equipment is big, the work is varied, and safety comes first on every job.
Field and shop
Some days you are on a mill floor during an outage. Other days you are in the Portage shop building the part that gets it running.
Safety culture
JHA on every job, lockout/tagout, confined space and hot work programs. Anyone on the crew can raise a hazard and make the safe call.
Learn from the crew
Work next to millwrights, welders and machinists who will show you how it is done right, and why.
Real work, real stakes
We answer a 24/7 emergency line. When a line goes down, your work is what gets a plant running again.
Read more about how our crews work safely and who we are.
Open positions
Current openings
No openings posted right now. Send your resume to info@southshoreindustrial.com.
How do I apply?
Email your resume to info@southshoreindustrial.com. Tell us your trade, your certifications and the kind of work you have done. We keep resumes on file even when nothing is posted.