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Overview

The Mechanic position focuses on installing, repairing, maintaining, dismantling, and moving large and complex stationary equipment, particularly CNC machinery. The role requires a basic knowledge of job procedures and tools, with responsibilities including troubleshooting and performing maintenance under moderate supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely and without injury.
  • Troubleshoots, repairs and maintains CNC machinery as well as standard facility systems.
  • Performs routine preventative maintenance operations such as maintaining an accurate TPM record, lubrication, cleaning, and filter changes.
  • Assists with complex troubleshooting and repair of mechanical equipment and systems.
  • Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation and soliciting information from line operators.
  • Uses precision measuring and testing instruments, gauges, power tools and other hand tools to complete essential functions.
  • Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment.
  • Assists in the movement of equipment and furniture as needed.
  • Participates in team meetings as required.
  • Implements the Quality Policy and Procedures in all aspects of daily duties.
  • Performs limited machining operations incidental to repair and maintenance tasks.
  • Performs basic troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures.
  • Reviews service requests for repairs and maintenance to determine the nature of the problem.
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How this job compares in Skokie, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$43/hr across 233 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 Skokie, IL

Skokie, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 320 other active welding openings from 195 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Skokie, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (16), S&C Electric Company (9), and The Boyd Group LLC (8). 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 $39/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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. Mechanic - CNC & Manufacturing Equipment figures were last recalculated when this page was built.