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Overview

At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday. The Industrial Laundry Mechanic will perform maintenance tasks in an industrial laundry facility, ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains all plant equipment including high volume industrial washers and dryers.
  • Repairs and replaces equipment as necessary; performs basic plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work.
  • Troubleshoots and solves technical issues by following technical manuals and schematics.
  • Orders necessary parts, tools, and equipment in a timely manner following company procurement policy.
  • Maintains a proper Daily Schedule Control for equipment maintenance and preventative maintenance schedule and record.
  • Conducts daily removal and processing of waste solids generated from treatment process.
  • Performs equipment troubleshooting, makes necessary repairs, and completes preventative maintenance for all related wastewater hardware.
  • Maintains a safe and clean work environment, observing best practices in all production activities.
  • Uses safety precautions, follows electrical lock-out tag-out procedures, and adheres to all safety policies.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3-5 years of maintenance experience.
  • Demonstrated mechanical and basic electrical aptitude.
  • Familiarity with standard maintenance procedures and proper safety techniques.
  • Basic knowledge of industrial laundry equipment and required codes.
  • Ability to comprehend and perform all required training, written, and verbal instructions.
  • Good verbal and/or written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to meet attendance schedule, including weekends and overtime as needed.

Additional Information

  • 3rd Shift: Monday-Friday, 10pm-6:30am.
  • Work is performed in a high volume production warehouse setting.
  • Requires the ability to routinely move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 25 lbs, and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to work from elevated heights using ladders, mezzanines, and aerial lifts.
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $31–$47/hr across 90 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 104 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 65 different employers. 56 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 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 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. Chicago is among them.

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. Industrial Laundry Mechanic Plant Maintenance figures were last recalculated when this page was built.