Operations Technician
Location
Chicago, IL
Wage
$19 – $21/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 10, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Wage
$19 – $21/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 10, 2026
KCBX Terminals Company is seeking an entry-level Operations Technician in Chicago, IL, ideal for individuals eager to learn and develop skills in industrial operations within a bulk material handling environment. This position offers hands-on training and opportunities to build a long-term career while ensuring safe and efficient terminal operations.
At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 44% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $27–$45/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 59 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 232 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 (14), and Staff on Site (13). 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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Operations Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.