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Overview

The DeWalt Service Technician position is an onsite role based in Addison, IL, where the technician will be part of the Product Services team, handling repairs and maintenance of various tools and equipment. The company, Stanley Black & Decker, is a leader in the tools industry, committed to innovation and excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Handle repairs to all portable electric, pneumatic tools, construction equipment, and outdoor products.
  • Troubleshoot tool failure by disassembling units to examine components for wear and defects.
  • Assist with maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
  • Inspect, analyze, and repair tools and equipment for safe operation.
  • Perform performance and safety testing on equipment after repair.
  • Complete work orders using repair parts and labor, including pricing and customer information.
  • Manage inventory by ensuring accuracy with parts and accessories.
  • Achieve daily productivity goals on the number of tools repaired.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to interpret mechanical diagrams, wiring schematics, and printed servicing data.
  • Knowledge of electricity principles and airflow as it applies to power tools.
  • Ability to diagnose mechanical and electrical faults in power tools and equipment.
  • Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.
  • Goal-driven mentality to meet daily, weekly, and quarterly productivity goals.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Adaptability in using various technological systems and familiarity with data entry and record-keeping systems.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • 1st shift, Monday to Friday
  • Onsite position in Addison, IL

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
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How this job compares in Addison, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$39/hr across 265 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 Addison, IL

Addison, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 241 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. currently has 1 other opening 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 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.

Similar openings near Addison, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. DeWalt Service Technician 1st shift Mon-Fri $21.50/hr figures were last recalculated when this page was built.