Job Description

Overview

TEAM, Inc. is a global leader in Hot Tap Services, providing specialized services to various industrial sectors with a commitment to safety, innovation, and performance excellence. The company is seeking a skilled Hot Tap and Line Stop Technician to lead operations and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with all safety procedures and job documentation.
  • Execute and lead Hot Tap and Line Stop operations according to technician certification.
  • Create safe entries into pipes or vessels under pressure or vacuum.
  • Perform various Hot Tap techniques including conventional line stops, Hi-Stops®, Super Hi-Stops®, and freeze stops.
  • Attend and complete required training to maintain and improve skills.
  • Identify circumstances requiring proper safety procedures and equipment.
  • Maintain all tooling and equipment, documenting all service activities.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Technical school or relevant training preferred.
  • Three or more years of experience in a Hot Tap industrial setting required.
  • Driving License and TWIC Card preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position is based out of a TEAM field office or client site location.
  • Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant or pipeline atmosphere.
  • Must be able to tolerate climate changes and may require travel out of town periodically.

Benefits

401k
PTO

How this job compares in Lombard, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 240 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 Lombard, IL

Lombard, 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 327 other active welding openings from 197 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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), 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 Addison at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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