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Overview

Mondelēz International is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to operate and maintain equipment while adhering to safety and quality standards. This role is crucial in enhancing line performance and contributing to the company's mission of leading the future of snacking.

Responsibilities

  • Independently operate and maintain at least one process, equipment, or system following autonomous maintenance standards.
  • Use technical skills to improve line and system performance.
  • Execute all standard work processes on equipment using AM and PM standards.
  • Ensure safety processes are observed and quality assurance activities are performed.
  • Understand and report losses in the area and equipment.

Requirements

  • At least 2-4 years of manufacturing experience as a hands-on Maintenance Mechanic or completion of an approved Apprenticeship Program.
  • Working knowledge of pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, drives, machining of parts, some electrical knowledge, hand tool usage, and welding.
  • Ability to work well in a team-based environment with limited supervision.
  • Ability to problem solve and provide practical solutions.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Ability to work any shift, weekends, and holidays as required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Flexibility is required - 3rd shift.
  • Experience with high-speed packaging lines and production equipment in food processing, chemical, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $25–$39/hr middle band drawn from 36 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 36 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 175 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Mondelēz International currently has 2 other openings 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 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. Chicago is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.