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Job Description

Overview

Argonne is seeking a Utilities Maintenance Mechanic to perform preventative maintenance, operational functions, and repairs to building systems, utilities, and industrial machinery under the supervision of the Maintenance Foreman, adhering to established safety practices.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative maintenance on building systems and industrial machinery.
  • Conduct operational functions and repairs to utilities.
  • Maintain knowledge of steam systems, boiler maintenance, compressed air systems, plumbing, electrical systems, and steam-driven mechanical equipment.

Requirements

  • Minimum two years of technical school training or equivalent in an industrial maintenance program and three years of professional industrial maintenance experience in two or more categories.
  • Alternatively, a minimum of five years of professional experience in industrial maintenance with expertise in two or more categories.
  • Experience in predictive maintenance processes and methodologies is desired.
  • Good knowledge and use of a PC are required.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Good skills in oral and written communications.

Additional Information

  • May need weekend and shift work to support operational needs.
  • Employees are responsible for maintaining an acceptable attendance record.
  • This is a union position.
  • The hourly wage is determined by the collective bargaining agreement.
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How this job compares in Lemont, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $28–$40/hr middle band drawn from 241 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 Lemont, IL

Lemont, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 202 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Argonne National Laboratory 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 (14), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $37/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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