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Job Description

Overview

AmeriGas, founded in 1959, is the nation's premier propane company serving over 1.5 million customers. The ACE Production Worker position involves working in the outside production area of the AmeriGas Cylinder Exchange facility, primarily processing propane cylinders.

Responsibilities

  • Sort, inspect, clean, paint, label, and refill empty cylinders.
  • Maintain a safety focus at all times and wear the proper PPE.
  • Ensure the consistent quality of cylinders being processed.
  • Load filled cylinders onto the truck(s) for the next day’s shipments.
  • Perform general housekeeping duties.

Requirements

  • 1 - 2 years work experience in manufacturing is preferred.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Ability to follow processes, procedures, and instructions.
  • Ability to function effectively as a member of a production team.
  • Willingness to grow and learn.
  • Basic mechanical aptitude.
  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Ability to stand 8-10 hours per day.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the day.
  • Ability to obtain required state licensing.
  • Ability to be forklift certified.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Environmental conditions such as wind, rain, ice, and snow may affect this job.
  • The production area where the employee spends most of the workday is not enclosed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Hillside, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 45% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $26–$38/hr across 276 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 1% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Hillside, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hillside, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 232 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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