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Job Description

Overview

Argonne is seeking an Auxiliary Equipment Operator to perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs to building and auxiliary equipment for the Steam Plant and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility under the supervision of the Foreman and direction of the Stationary Engineer.

Responsibilities

  • Starts, stops, and operates all steam plant and CHP equipment.
  • Performs preventative maintenance and equipment inspections as assigned.
  • Handles all steam plant chemicals for boiler water treatment.
  • Cleans assigned auxiliary areas and equipment as assigned.
  • Performs routine inspections and readings for proper operation.
  • Assists the Stationary Engineer as required.

Requirements

  • High School degree or equivalent.
  • Basic knowledge of mechanical systems including compressors and pumping equipment.
  • Minimum of 1 year or equivalent or related experience in operating steam plant equipment.
  • Stationary Engineers license is required; must obtain license within 12 months.
  • Good knowledge and use of a PC are required.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Good skills in oral and written communication.
  • Ability to work weekend and rotating shift work.
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How this job compares in Lemont, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 21% 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 71% 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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