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Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment, supporting the site’s business goals and objectives through safety and maintenance systems.

Responsibilities

  • Respond to maintenance needs in a timely manner.
  • Follow and reinforce established safety protocol, including machine lockout tag out.
  • Troubleshoot issues and participate in root cause analysis.
  • Identify and resolve recurring maintenance issues.
  • Solicit feedback from machine operators to assist in the diagnosis of issues.
  • Coordinate activities with other maintenance staff members as needed.
  • Fabricate fixtures or hardware in support of equipment modifications.
  • Install and set up new equipment.
  • Assist or direct preventative maintenance activities.
  • Assist or direct changeover activities as needed.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.
  • Maintain reports and documents of maintenance activities.

Requirements

  • 3 – 5 years of experience in the maintenance and repair of industrial equipment preferably in a steel processing environment.
  • Trained in general safety.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Must have own tools; specialty tools will be provided.
  • Must wear safety equipment and personal protective equipment as required.
  • Able to help organize and maintain maintenance areas and parts room.

Additional Information

  • The work environment is predominantly indoors, within a steel production facility, which may involve exposure to noise, heat, dust, and various chemicals.
  • Position may require working in non-standard shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
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How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $24–$37/hr across 213 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% 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

Elk Grove Village, IL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. 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 S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), 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 Itasca at $56/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Peoria at $31/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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.