Job Description

Overview

At Winland Foods, our success starts with people who live our values of Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration. As a Maintenance Team Member, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our operations, contributing to keeping production running smoothly.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
  • Assist with machine setup, equipment modifications, and rebuilds to ensure optimal performance.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and update records in CMMS systems.
  • Follow all safety protocols and uphold GMPs and food safety standards.
  • Collaborate with team members and leadership to resolve equipment issues and minimize downtime.
  • Guide and assign maintenance tasks, coordinate line calls, and oversee preventative maintenance functions.
  • Act as a liaison between supervisors and maintenance teams.
  • Mentor and train mechanics, technicians, and production employees.
  • Manage CMMS updates, including work orders, equipment history, and spare parts inventory.
  • Complete required documentation for audits, cleaning, and maintenance tasks.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 1 year of work experience, preferably in manufacturing or food production.
  • Forklift certification preferred; willingness to obtain certification if not already held.
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instruction as well as perform accurate math functions.
  • Knowledge of GMPs, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other food safety regulations.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 1st shift 6:00am to 3:30pm, Monday - Friday, with rotating for Saturday work based on production schedule.
  • Work Location: 1325 Chase Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Elk Grove Village, IL, whose middle half runs $26–$40/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Elk Grove Village, IL

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Elk Grove Village, IL right now, from 10 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 333 other active welding openings from 206 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Elk Grove Village, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 $37/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Bedford Park at $33/hr. Elk Grove Village is among them.

Similar openings near Elk Grove Village, 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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.