Industrial Electrician / Maintenance Mechanic (Multiple Positions Available)

Location

Chicago, IL

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 6, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Join one of the top Food & Beverage manufacturers! This industry leader is seeking multiple Industrial Electricians and Maintenance Mechanics to keep state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment up and running.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on electrical systems supporting fast-paced production and packaging lines.
  • Troubleshoot, calibrate, and repair automated control systems, including PLCs, VFDs, and motor control centers.
  • Read and apply electrical schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawings to complete installations, upgrades, and repairs.
  • Install, inspect, and maintain low-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems and equipment in compliance with safety standards.
  • Respond quickly to unplanned equipment downtime across rotating shifts to minimize production disruption.
  • Perform hands-on mechanical maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting on high-speed manufacturing and packaging equipment.
  • Diagnose and repair mechanical systems including pumps, motors, gearboxes, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
  • Rebuild and repair components such as pumps, motors, transmissions, brakes, and clutches.
  • Perform MIG / TIG welding and fabrication tasks to support equipment repairs and custom part builds.
  • Execute preventive maintenance tasks and document work through a CMMS or SAP PM system.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on industrial electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or plant environment.
  • High school diploma or GED required; electrical trade certification or completed apprenticeship a plus.
  • Proven experience troubleshooting PLC-based control systems; ladder logic knowledge required.
  • Solid understanding of low- and higher-voltage industrial electrical systems; PM / TPM experience preferred.
  • Availability for flexible shifts, including 2nd and 3rd shift, as production needs require.
  • High school diploma or GED required; 2–4+ years of hands-on mechanical maintenance experience or completed apprenticeship.
  • Strong working knowledge of pumps, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and gearboxes.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot high-speed manufacturing / packaging equipment; root cause analysis skills a plus.
  • Flexible availability for 2nd/3rd shift, weekends, and overtime.

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly base compensation
  • Overtime eligible after 90 days
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

If you're an experienced Maintenance Mechanic or Industrial Electrician who takes pride in keeping equipment running safely and reliably, and you're looking to join a hands-on maintenance team at a top Food & Beverage manufacturing company, we invite you to apply.

Benefits

Competitive hourly base compensation
Overtime eligible after 90 days
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$45/hr across 90 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 59 different employers. 43 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 232 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 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. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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