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Overview

The Service Technician 2 at Big Tex Trailer World is responsible for the organization and safety of service areas, performing advanced service repairs and engaging with customers to discuss repairs and installations. The position offers competitive pay and a sign-on/retention bonus.

Responsibilities

  • Perform service, repair, and accessory installation on new and used trailers, truck beds, trailer tow vehicles, and snowplows.
  • Partner with supervisor to maintain Service Schedule.
  • Examine, test, adjust, and repair bearings, lights, wiring, and brake assemblies of trailers and tow vehicles.
  • Replace and repair worn and defective parts.
  • Lay out drills, screws, rivets, and welds to repair, replace and/or install parts/accessories.
  • Perform multi-point inspections to assess customer service and parts needs.
  • Confer with customers in person and by phone, write and read work orders.
  • List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures.
  • Sell parts and service.
  • Help customers hook up a trailer.
  • Perform visual safety inspections.
  • Perform warranty service and complete required documentation.
  • Complete service paperwork or computer system entry completely and timely.
  • Maintain service parts log and submit to management as required.
  • Assist in the maintenance of parts inventory for the store.
  • Assemble trailers.
  • Park and move trailers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Proven ability to weld (MIG and oxy-acetylene).
  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • Associates Degree or Trade School Diploma preferred.
  • 2-3 years applicable work experience preferred.
  • Must be available to work Monday – Saturday and overtime as needed.
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How this job compares in Homer Glen, 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–$41/hr across 262 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 Homer Glen, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Homer Glen, 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 352 other active welding openings from 205 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (17), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (10). 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 $39/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Franklin Park at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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