Maintenance Mechanic - 2nd Shift - Harvey Main Plant $40.90/hr. + $1.00/hr. Shift Differential

Location

Harvey, IL

Wage

$40.9/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Atkore is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for their Harvey, IL plant, responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing plant electronic equipment on the 2nd shift. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical malfunctions on any plant machine or related equipment.
  • Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
  • Replace or repair defective parts, reassemble machine and start device to test for proper performance.
  • Lap and hone bearings.
  • Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, pulleys, and other moving parts of machines.
  • Use precision measuring and testing instruments.
  • Measure, cut, and install pipe and tubing, do layout work, drill, and tap.
  • Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and other plumbing equipment and open clogged drains.
  • Connect or disconnect electrical equipment as an incidental part of other repairs.
  • Perform construction and rigging activities as required.
  • Prepare for and assist in repair of zinc pots.
  • Perform work through Maintenance Work Order system recording work performed and material used.
  • Ability to work on ladders & scaffolds & in difficult work positions.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints & sketches and makes own sketches.
  • Work with little or no supervision and assist in training Apprentices as assigned.
  • Operate lift truck as necessary.
  • Keep all assigned work areas clean.
  • Available to work overtime when needed.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a maintenance mechanic in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.
  • Strong sense of time organization and sense of urgency.
  • Ability to pass the post offer employment process with drug screen.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 2nd shift job (3pm - 11pm) Monday - Saturday.
  • Position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Harvey, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 276 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Harvey, IL

Harvey, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Harvey, or widen the search to Illinois.

Atkore 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 S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). 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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Harvey, 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 - Harvey Main Plant $40.90/hr. + $1.00/hr. Shift Differential figures were last recalculated when this page was built.