Job Description

What We Want To Give You

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

health/dental/vision insurance flex spending accounts short & long-term disability paid holidays and vacation bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.).

Sign-on Bonus Incentive

We are providing a $1,000, $3,000, or $5,000 retention bonus for every new hire starting as a Maintenance Tech I, II, or III at the Itasca, IL facility. The payout is broken down as below:

50% after 90 days of employment. 50% after 180 days of employment.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Tech performs highly diversified duties including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting, and repair of machines, equipment and plant facilities. This includes scheduled, unscheduled or emergency repairs. Perform regular preventive maintenance which also includes maintaining supporting documentation for the PM’s.

Must provide their own tools.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Conduct maintenance according to skill level and pursuant to safety policies and procedures. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make-adjustments. Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those unusual situations to the facility maintenance manager. Utilizing Microsoft Office, order and schedule parts as well as jobs. Perform work in a safe manner and use Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) at all times. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Has completed or is working on a 2-year trades degree and/or 4 years of plant maintenance experience. High school diploma or equivalent. Must be 18 years of age. Able to read, write and speak English. Bilingual capabilities are a plus. Able to communicate and take direction from Maintenance Manager and communicate effectively with line workers, Leads, Supervisors and Plant Manager. Attention to detail. Legible record-keeping and data entry skills. Must be highly motivated, flexible and have creative problem-solving abilities. Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Welding and fabrication, full understanding of 3 Phase electrical, three phase motor controls. Troubleshoot AC & DC drives.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

Manufacturing environment - exposure to a variety of machines, noise levels, and varying temperatures. Depending on which location, our environments can be very warm or refrigerated. Team environment - must be able to work well with others and communicate in a respectful and professional manner. Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. May be required to work weekend and night hours to fill in as needed.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Starting Pay: Maintenance Technician I $29.70/hr, Maintenace Technician II $33.60, Maintenance Technician III $35.20 and a shift differential is offered for 2nd shift opportunities. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the 90th day of employment.

This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.

Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need assistance applying, please contact Human Resources.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How this job compares in Itasca, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 143 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Itasca, IL

Itasca, 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 237 other active welding openings from 175 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Maker's Pride 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 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.

Similar openings near Itasca, 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 Technician I, II, or III - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.