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Job Description

Overview

The Field Tank Welder position requires candidates to perform welding tasks safely and effectively, with a focus on field-erected storage structures. Applicants must have relevant experience and pass specific welding tests.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all duties safely.
  • Weld with 7018 and downhill using 6010.
  • Manually move 100 feet of weld lead (70-100 lbs.).
  • Arc gouge as necessary.
  • Climb to heights of 160 feet above ground using a vertical ladder.
  • Assist in moving steel plates: unloading, loading, hanging, aligning, and fitting.
  • Drive stakes and fit up vertically, round, roof, and bottom seams.
  • Perform bottom breakdowns.
  • Grind weld seams in preparation for x-ray and clean plate surfaces.

Requirements

  • Must pass a weld test per AWS or ASME.
  • Must pass either a bend test or x-ray welding with 7018 in vertical position.
  • Experience in the construction of field erected storage structures.
  • Experience using tools like hammers, fit up bars, grinders, and chipping hammers.
  • Pass a post hire physical and substance abuse test.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Work is scheduled Monday through Friday, often ten hours a day.
  • Overtime is required.
  • Extensive travel within the United States is required.
  • Working conditions vary from clear and open to congested and tight.
  • Work is outdoors in all types of weather.
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How this job compares in Joliet, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 143 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Joliet, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Joliet, 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 237 other active welding openings from 174 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 (14), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). 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 Chicago at $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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