Job Description

Overview

Prairie Materials, part of Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA), is seeking a Plant Maintenance worker to install, maintain, and repair machinery and equipment in industrial settings. The company is dedicated to building materials and sustainability solutions, contributing positively to communities across North America.

Responsibilities

  • Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
  • Listens for unusual sounds from machines to detect malfunctions.
  • Dismantles defective machines and installs new or repaired parts.
  • Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
  • Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related equipment.
  • Repairs and maintains the physical structure of the establishment.
  • Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
  • Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
  • Responsible for the preventive maintenance of all equipment in the plant.
  • Troubleshoots and replaces defective electrical apparatus.
  • Orders parts related to maintenance as needed.

Requirements

  • Must have welding and cutting torch skills.
  • Basic understanding of electric wiring for troubleshooting and repair.
  • Ability to perform preventative maintenance chores.
  • Adhere to strict safety policies and procedures.
  • Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated and able to work alone in an unsupervised atmosphere.
  • High school diploma or GED; or two years related experience or training.
  • Experience in air compressor systems and air solenoid valves.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Overtime and Saturday work may be mandatory.
  • Job requires climbing and working in high places occasionally.
  • Ability to work around moving parts on machines and in various weather conditions.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Addison, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 239 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% 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 Addison, IL

Addison, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 327 other active welding openings from 197 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Addison, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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