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Overview

Join Reynolds Consumer Products as a Maintenance Mechanic at our manufacturing facility in Wheeling, IL. We offer competitive hourly pay and benefits in a dynamic and fast-paced workplace, providing opportunities for growth and a strong career.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all standard work practices and procedures, including safety protocols.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
  • Complete work orders in the computer system.
  • Lookup and sign out parts in SAP and pass on jobs in an orderly fashion.
  • Perform minor electrical work as needed with proper training.
  • Rebuild pumps and change mechanical seals.
  • Troubleshoot and repair extrusion vacuum loading systems.
  • Know the application of hydraulic and pneumatic valves on various machines.
  • Rebuild and change blades on granulators and blowers.
  • Install coating rolls and nip rolls, and use measuring tools.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on various machines and systems.
  • Comply with all plant rules, safety rules, and work instructions.
  • Work as directed by the department supervisor and shift lead.
  • Perform housekeeping duties.
  • Understand emergency response roles and actions.
  • Gain knowledge of asbestos and radioactive device handling.
  • Know the domestic water system and gas shutoff locations.
  • Practice good housekeeping and clean up after jobs.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of an apprentice program or 2 years of experience in maintenance repair.
  • Certification to operate a Forklift Truck, Scissors Lift, Cherry Picker, and Bobcat.
  • Ability to do basic machine shop work, welding, and blueprint reading.
  • Ability to successfully pass the Company designated written test.
  • Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Life Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Wheeling, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 257 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Wheeling, IL

Wheeling, IL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 348 other active welding openings from 202 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wheeling, 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), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (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 Chicago at $39/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Franklin Park at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Wheeling, IL

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.