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Overview

The Maintenance Technician I position involves performing diversified mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repairs of machines and equipment in a manufacturing environment. The role requires a high level of skill and attention to detail, with responsibilities including preventive maintenance and effective communication with team members.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct maintenance according to skill level and safety policies.
  • Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders.
  • Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and make adjustments.
  • Detect faulty operations and report unusual situations to the maintenance manager.
  • Utilize Microsoft Office to order and schedule parts and jobs.
  • Perform work safely and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Completed or 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.
  • Effective communication skills with various levels of staff.
  • Attention to detail and legible record-keeping skills.
  • Highly motivated, flexible, and creative problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Welding and fabrication experience, full understanding of 3 Phase electrical and motor controls, and troubleshooting AC & DC drives.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Manufacturing environment with exposure to machines, noise levels, and varying temperatures.
  • Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
  • May be required to work weekend and night hours.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Des Plaines, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 257 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Des Plaines, IL

Des Plaines, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 348 other active welding openings from 203 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 2 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (17), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (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 $39/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Franklin Park at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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 Technician I- 1st & 3rd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.