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Job Description

Overview

Airgas is seeking a Generator Technician in Chicago, IL, to repair and maintain engine-driven power generators and welding equipment. The company values diversity and offers a supportive workplace with comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Repair and maintain engine-driven power generators.
  • Assemble electric, diesel, gas, and propane equipment for rental.
  • Test and calibrate machines for functionality.
  • Perform paint touch-ups and replace worn decals on equipment.
  • Replace defective parts and complete required preventative maintenance.
  • Inspect returned generator equipment for operation and damage.
  • Operate necessary equipment to load and unload equipment.
  • Document all repairs and maintenance.
  • Service equipment and customers off-site.
  • Maintain communication with branch personnel.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma required.
  • A valid driver license and good driving record.
  • Working knowledge of power generating and welding equipment preferred.
  • Diesel engine knowledge preferred.
  • Experience with PLC engine and generator controllers preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Location: Chicago, IL (RDA) - Welding equipment rental

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $34–$50/hr across 75 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 16% 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.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 98 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 54 different employers. 33 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 348 other active welding openings from 209 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 Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (9). 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, Addison at $35/hr, and Skokie at $35/hr. Chicago is among them.

Similar openings near Chicago, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Generator Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.