Job Description

Overview

The General Laborer I works as part of the production team to meet operational goals safely and efficiently, contributing to the production process by handling vehicles and ensuring compliance with environmental requirements. This position offers competitive pay and a variety of benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely at all times and promote the Pick-n-Pull Safety Culture.
  • Adhere to and model all company policies and procedures.
  • Safely remove Freon, power steering fluid, power brake fluid, batteries, and excess garbage.
  • Properly extract gasoline, coolant, waste oil, and other fluids in accordance with prescribed procedures.
  • Position vehicles on wheel stands for customer access to sellable parts.
  • Loosen motor and transmission mounts and remove remaining tires and selected core items.
  • Remove heater cores, copper wire, and other designated materials.
  • Maintain the crush pad work area to minimize equipment downtime and ensure environmental compliance.
  • Dismantle engines and transmissions and perform other related duties.
  • Operate the tire machine to separate rubber tires from wheels.
  • Collect and harvest dismantled core materials and address safety hazards.
  • Assist customers in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Prepare Gaylord boxes and pallets for shipment and maintain stormwater control devices.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to work required hours, including weekends and holidays.
  • Ability to work effectively in various outdoor weather conditions.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Works in outdoor environments within an auto salvage yard setting.
  • Variable schedule including weekends, holidays, and peak sale days is required.
  • Must adhere to safety protocols and use personal protective equipment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Summit, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$39/hr across 266 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 Summit, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Summit, 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 371 other active welding openings from 240 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (11). 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 $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Summit, IL

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