Job Description

Overview

Signode is a leading manufacturer of transit packaging solutions with over $2B in revenue and 80+ manufacturing facilities worldwide. The Industrial Maintenance Technician role involves troubleshooting and repairing various systems to ensure optimal equipment performance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform troubleshooting and repair on electrical/electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems.
  • Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair equipment.
  • Read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, blueprints, service manuals, and work orders.
  • Check and inspect assigned equipment during preventative maintenance and report findings.
  • Perform corrections on electrical issues using knowledge of drives and PLCs.
  • Ensure machine productivity and quality after repairs and changeovers.
  • Complete work orders and update maintenance tracking system.
  • Respond quickly to safety issues or concerns.
  • Communicate existing and potential issues with group leaders and maintenance manager.

Requirements

  • Minimum High School diploma or GED and electrical apprenticeship and/or vocational school certificate in electricity.
  • Five years of electrical technical hands-on experience including wiring automation machine control panels and PLCs.
  • Good working knowledge of electricity and troubleshooting electrical issues including 480 volts.
  • Ability to troubleshoot control circuits, motors, and other electrical systems.
  • Ability to read electrical blueprints and schematics and apply NEC requirements.
  • Ability to use appropriate hand, power, and specialty tools and diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to read and understand gauges, tools, and instruments for quality and repair.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Sound knowledge and experience in Industrial Maintenance environment.
  • Good working knowledge of mechanics and troubleshooting mechanical issues.
  • Experience in welding with MIG and/or arc welder.
  • Good working knowledge in hydraulic, pneumatic systems, pumps, valves, and conveyors.
  • Forklifts and scissor lift driving experience preferred.
  • Lathe operation experience preferred.
  • Organization and housekeeping skills.
  • Good communication skills throughout all levels of the organization.
  • Willingness to work on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift, overtime, and weekends as required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift available.
  • Training for this position will be on 3rd Shift: Sunday – Friday; 10:30pm - 6:30am for up to 6 months.
  • Sign-On Bonus of $2000 paid in two installments.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Bridgeview, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 142 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Bridgeview, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bridgeview, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 174 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (14), Gerber Collision & Glass (9), and Aerotek (7). 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 $33/hr and Peoria at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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