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Overview

The Mechanical Unit Assembler position involves assembling and disassembling various automotive components and units in preparation for repair, overhaul, rebuilding, or cleaning. The role requires a comprehensive knowledge of automotive equipment and the ability to operate necessary tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Inspects, repairs, and replaces worn or broken parts of units.
  • Assembles machine units or parts relative to engine and component overhaul.
  • Installs new component and engine modifications.
  • Washes ports, moves moves, and performs other duties as assigned.
  • Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must submit to and pass drug and alcohol testing as mandated by the Federal Transportation Administration.
  • Must have or obtain a valid driver’s license.
  • Must have experience as a Unit Preparer or its equivalent.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of various automotive equipment components and parts.
  • Knowledge of hand tools and equipment necessary to assemble and disassemble automotive engines.
  • Knowledge of acceptable methods and procedures for cleaning and degreasing automotive components.
  • Skills to operate the Authority’s automotive vehicles and equipment.
  • Skills to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.

Additional Information

  • Employees and/or union members will be given priority consideration in the hiring process.
  • Rate to be determined by applicant's entered service date and service date in union jurisdiction.
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $51/hr, this posting sits about 42% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $27–$50/hr middle band drawn from 81 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 111 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 76 different employers. 45 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to 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 (8), 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 $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Unit Assembler figures were last recalculated when this page was built.