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Overview

The Illinois Tollway is focused on providing a safe and efficient highway system while ensuring high service levels for customers. The Mechanical Electrical position involves performing building maintenance functions, including preventive and emergency maintenance of equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance of stationary equipment including gas or oil-fired boilers and HVAC systems.
  • Conduct scheduled maintenance checks of equipment and perform major repairs.
  • Maintain and repair plumbing, water valves, water softeners, drains, and related piping.
  • Install, test, repair, and maintain electrical motors, fixtures, light bulbs, switches, and appliances.
  • Work from blueprints, drawings, and layouts as necessary.
  • Guide, train, or direct other employees on various projects.
  • Be available for twenty-four (24) hour emergency call out.
  • Use various hand and power tools and measuring instruments safely.
  • Maintain records and prepare reports as required.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent is required.
  • A Class A CDL permit with an endorsement for air brakes is required.
  • Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and layouts.
  • Must maintain a high level of skill through training or courses.
  • Ability to use various hand and power tools and measuring instruments.
  • Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
  • Must pass a written examination to qualify for an interview.

Additional Information

  • Work hours are 7:00AM-3:00PM Monday through Friday.
  • Location is E02 (11505 W. Cermak, Hillside, IL 60162).
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How this job compares in Hillside, 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 Hillside, IL

Hillside, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 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 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.

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