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Overview

The Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician will be responsible for maintaining electrical systems and performing repairs on various mechanical and electronic systems in a plant environment. The role requires collaboration within a multi-craft team and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform job tasks in a safe manner as instructed by supervisor.
  • Experience with 480VAC, 120v AC, 24vDC and 4-20mA systems.
  • Experience with calibration and installation of process control instrumentation.
  • Capable of interpreting schematics, blueprints, and PI&D drawings.
  • Knowledge of safe working practices such as lock out tag out, confined space, PPE, NFPA arc flash.
  • Experience with repair, rebuilding, and laser alignment of various rotating equipment including blowers, pumps, rotary valves, and conveyors.
  • Capable of basic pipe fitting skills including threading, installation, and flange make up of piping spool.
  • Perform routine predictive and corrective maintenance on all plant equipment using various surveillances including vibration, thermography, and oil analysis.
  • Understanding and repair of building and grounds systems including structural, electrical distribution, water, drains, vents, roofs, compressed air, pneumatics, and nitrogen.
  • Actively participate in the site safety, quality, and 5-S teams.
  • Work closely with engineers, maintenance techs, site personnel, and outside contractors.
  • Basic computer skills including use of MS Office.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 5 years’ experience working in the industrial/chemical industry with a focus on Electrical and Mechanical repairs.
  • Ability to perform physical requirements of the job including physical exertions of standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, climbing, and working at heights.
  • Must be able to wear a respirator.
  • Must be willing to work overtime as needed.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Pay: $35.53 - $45.00/hour depending on skills and experience.
  • Schedule: Monday – Friday from 6:00am – 2:00pm.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Summit Argo, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% 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 Summit Argo, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Summit Argo, 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 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). 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 $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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