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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic at Mondelēz International plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability of manufacturing processes by performing preventive maintenance and troubleshooting equipment issues. This position is essential for maintaining safety, quality, and operational efficiency in the production of well-loved snack products.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure strict execution of preventive maintenance schedules using the plant's Computerized Maintenance Management System.
  • Document, track, and report all maintenance activities, work orders, and asset improvements using SAP-PM.
  • Utilize advanced mechanical knowledge to diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and replace defective parts on high-speed processing and packaging lines.
  • Read and accurately interpret technical drawings and schematics.
  • Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to identify and solve operational challenges.
  • Communicate technical status updates effectively with managers and peers.
  • Safely operate material handling and elevated work equipment.
  • Work alongside electrical, boiler room, and operations personnel to restore system performance.
  • Comply with safety and industry-standard protocols.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
  • At least 2–4 years of hands-on manufacturing experience as a Maintenance Mechanic or completion of an approved Apprenticeship/Training Program.
  • Ability to work well in a team-based environment with limited supervision.
  • Working proficiency across pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical drives, basic machining, hand tools, welding, and foundational electrical systems.
  • Ability to problem solve, provide root-cause analysis, and implement practical solutions.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, whose middle half runs $31–$47/hr across 90 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 104 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 66 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 241 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 3 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 Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Chicago at $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/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.