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Overview

Ferrero is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic who will troubleshoot, diagnose, and perform maintenance on production and facilities support equipment. The role emphasizes collaboration to achieve business objectives related to safety, productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, and environmental sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, repair, disassemble and troubleshoot complex processes and high-speed packaging machinery.
  • Repair and use material handling equipment including various types of pallet jacks and lifts.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and machinery manuals to diagnose problems and verify proper equipment operation.
  • Layout, plan, measure, and execute tasks to support maintenance efforts.
  • Utilize power and hand tools properly and safely.
  • Execute and electronically report scheduled PMs and work orders in SAP CMMS.
  • Install new equipment as necessary.
  • Clean tools, parts, and equipment after maintenance activities.
  • Provide technical expertise to train and support production.
  • Actively participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Follow Good Manufacturing Practices and safety requirements.

Requirements

  • High school Diploma or GED.
  • 2-year Technical Degree in Maintenance field or Journeyman Certification preferred.
  • Must be able to work 2nd or 3rd shift.
  • 3 years of prior experience as an industrial Maintenance Mechanic or equivalent education and experience.
  • Experience must include diagnostic troubleshooting and repairing machinery.
  • Experience in a food-manufacturing environment is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The base salary range for this position is $36.97 per hour.
  • Ferrero may use AI tools to assist with reviewing candidate applications.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Franklin Park, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $26–$38/hr middle band drawn from 270 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 72% 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 Franklin Park, IL

Franklin Park, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 374 other active welding openings from 234 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Franklin Park, or widen the search to Illinois.

Ferrero currently has 4 other openings 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 (15), 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, Itasca 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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