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Overview

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join a well-established manufacturing company in the Itasca area. This is a direct-hire, 1st-shift opportunity offering competitive pay, long-term stability, and the chance to work hands-on with a variety of industrial manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical and electrical issues on production machinery
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment
  • Troubleshoot motors, VFDs, sensors, switches, electrical components, and industrial controls
  • Repair and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  • Work with conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, and other mechanical systems
  • Diagnose equipment failures and minimize production downtime
  • Perform equipment adjustments, installations, and component replacements
  • Read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals
  • Support preventive maintenance programs and maintain accurate maintenance records
  • Work closely with production employees to identify recurring equipment issues and improve reliability

Requirements

  • 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred
  • Experience maintaining equipment in a manufacturing, metalworking, fabrication, stamping, or similar industrial environment
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills
  • Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including 3-phase motors and 480V equipment
  • Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, VFDs, conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, and motors
  • Welding/fabrication experience is a plus
  • Ability to troubleshoot equipment independently and work effectively in a fast-paced production environment

Additional Information

  • $32–$38/hr, depending on experience
  • 1st shift
  • Direct-hire, permanent position
  • Stable manufacturing environment
  • Variety of equipment and hands-on troubleshooting work
  • Opportunity to utilize both mechanical and electrical maintenance skills
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How this job compares in Itasca, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 21% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $25–$37/hr middle band drawn from 199 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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 Itasca, IL

Itasca, IL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 271 other active welding openings from 166 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Itasca, or widen the search to Illinois.

TekPro Engineering 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 S&C Electric Company (14), 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 Chicago at $36/hr, Skokie at $33/hr, and Peoria at $29/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 - 1st Shift - Direct Hire figures were last recalculated when this page was built.