Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for proactively maintaining the operation of machinery and mechanical equipment through preventive and predictive maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Assist to install and service different pieces of equipment using required self-supplied and company-supplied hand tools.
  • Perform assigned preventive maintenance tasks.
  • Move and raise components using hoists, dollies, or other provided equipment.
  • Update daily work communications.
  • Maintain tools, powered vehicles, and equipment; keep parts and supplies in order.
  • Ensure a clean and hazard-free work area throughout the entire day.
  • Use and maintain safety equipment on job sites.
  • Execute job order assignments and keep accurate job order records.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Previous maintenance experience preferred but willing to train.
  • Mechanically inclined.
  • Basic mechanics and electrical knowledge.
  • Computer and technology aptitude.
  • Must be able to read and understand various methods of mechanical and other technical drawings.
  • Basic knowledge on the correct use and care of various tools used in maintenance work.
  • Must be able to follow procedures as outlined in equipment manufacturer's maintenance manual.
  • Basic knowledge on how to gas, arc, and/or TIG weld.
  • Basic knowledge on diagnosing equipment failures and correcting them.
  • Should be familiar with air compressors, various pumps, boilers, and other common mechanical equipment.
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent of a GED or equivalent knowledge and skills acquired through on-the-job training or experience.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to climb, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, and stand for long periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. for short distances.
  • Comfortable working with heights and confined spaces.
  • Comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled environment.

How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 37 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 35 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 237 other active welding openings from 174 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.

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. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Similar openings near Chicago, 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 - 2nd Shift (Major) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.