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Overview

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Power Plant Stationary Engineer to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of hospital utility systems. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits aimed at supporting employees' well-being.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoots malfunctioning equipment and takes corrective action.
  • Servicing and repairing hospital utility and equipment systems.
  • Performs preventative maintenance and updates tasks.
  • Responds to service requests and documents actions taken.
  • Inspects, repairs, and installs components of the hospital utility system.
  • Assists with snow and ice removal as required.
  • Responds to fire alarms.
  • Works with outside contractors on hospital equipment projects.

Requirements

  • Valid City of Chicago Stationary Engineer License.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • 1-2 years of position-related experience.
  • Thorough knowledge of steam generation and refrigeration principles.
  • Valid Driver’s License.

Benefits

  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Student Loan Repayment
  • Professional Development
  • Wellbeing Fund
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, 80 hours per pay period, day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • Vacation relief position requiring availability for 2nd and 3rd shift coverage.
  • Union position under Local 399.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment
Professional Development
Wellbeing Fund
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Palos Heights, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 249 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 Palos Heights, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Palos Heights, 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 367 other active welding openings from 265 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 (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.

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