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Job Description

Overview

BMS CAT is a trusted leader in emergency response, restoration, and reconstruction, supporting clients from initial clean-up to complete rebuilds. The Skilled Construction Tradesperson will perform a variety of tasks to assist with job site preparation, material handling, installation support, and general cleanup.

Responsibilities

  • Work on sites affected by water, fire, and smoke damage
  • Load and unload building materials
  • Assist with lifting, positioning, securing, and cutting materials during installation
  • Clean work areas, tools, and equipment
  • Diagnose and perform plumbing repairs and installations
  • Help ensure the work area remains stocked with materials
  • Perform other assigned duties as needed
  • Participate in emergency response efforts when required

Requirements

  • Knowledge of construction materials
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Sheetrock installation and repair
  • Texturing, painting, and trim work
  • Cabinet installation and repair
  • Experience with framing, structural carpentry, and finish carpentry (preferred)
  • Installing baseboards, casing, interior doors, and related finish carpentry
  • Ability to safely and effectively use power tools including saws, drills, and nail guns
  • Demolition and project clean-up
  • Property board-up experience (preferred)
  • Valid driver's license with a good driving record (preferred)
  • Commitment to following OSHA, company safety rules and regulations, OSHA 10/30 Certified (preferred)
  • Strong verbal and basic digital communication skills
  • Problem-solving ability
  • Customer service mindset
  • Thrive in fast-paced and challenging environments

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$38/hr across 253 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 Wood Dale, IL

Wood Dale, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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