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Overview

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials, and fine chemicals. They are seeking a Second Shift Maintenance Mechanic responsible for installing and maintaining chemical processes at a 24/7 manufacturing site in Chicago.

Responsibilities

  • Read and understand blueprints, schematics, and work orders for adjusting, overhauling, or repairing equipment and machinery.
  • Thread, cut, weld, drill, and prepare materials to complete work assignments.
  • Work alone or as part of a crew in/outdoors at the site, and may be required to work from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, roofs, and elevated platforms.
  • Collaborate with the Instrumentation and Electrical (I/E) department on motors, agitators, pumps, valves, and actuators.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly maintenance shop and work area during the shift.
  • Work with/around hazardous materials and wear the correct PPE necessary to perform work safely.
  • Perform preventive, corrective, and precision maintenance on mechanical equipment.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of new maintenance strategies and procedures.
  • Operate forklifts and scissor lifts.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a chemical environment.
  • Demonstrated troubleshooting abilities and hands-on experience.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical functions and understand units of measure.
  • Ability to physically maneuver in tight, high, or difficult spaces.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, including pumps, valves, compressors, and hydraulic systems.
  • Proficiency in the use of hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Experienced in welding using MIG, TIG or other procedures.
  • Qualified in precision laser alignments.
  • Qualified in rigging.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is located at the Chicago 71st site in south Chicago and will report to the Maintenance Supervisor.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $32–$45/hr middle band drawn from 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 86 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 54 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 295 other active welding openings from 177 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.

W. R. Grace currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (12), Crash Champions (10), 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 Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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