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Overview

ATS is a company founded in 1985 with a presence in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, specializing in Industrial Maintenance to enhance factory operations. The Maintenance Tech I role involves performing expert level maintenance tasks, troubleshooting complex systems, and providing training to lower level technicians.

Responsibilities

  • Perform expert level break-fix and preventative maintenance.
  • Identify and source parts, supplies, and repair items as necessary.
  • Independently perform maintenance as per industry standards.
  • Work with Planner Scheduler to optimize preventative maintenance procedures.
  • Setup and operate multiple machining operations including lathe, drill press, and grinder.
  • Comply with 5S and housekeeping standards.
  • Lead and participate in continuous improvement activities.
  • Provide assistance and training to lower level technicians.
  • Troubleshoot and analyze complex control systems.
  • Utilize predictive maintenance technologies to collect performance data.
  • Update records and review CMMS history.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or equivalent (GED).
  • Associates degree with a Technical focus and 5 years of related experience, or 7 years of experience in the specific industry.
  • Experience in predictive technologies and general maintenance of process equipment.
  • Understanding of electrical, mechanical, fluid power, and control systems.
  • Ability to use basic hand tools and specialized tools.
  • Experience in vibration analysis or laser interferometer operations.
  • May be required to travel.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Bellwood, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 35% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$39/hr middle band drawn from 265 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% 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 Bellwood, IL

Bellwood, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (11). 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 $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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