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Overview

The Maintenance Technician I position involves performing diverse mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repairs at the Itasca, IL facility. The role requires providing one's own tools and includes a sign-on bonus incentive for new hires.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct maintenance according to skill level and safety policies.
  • Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders.
  • Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and make adjustments.
  • Detect faulty operations and report unusual situations to the maintenance manager.
  • Utilize Microsoft Office to order and schedule parts and jobs.
  • Perform work safely and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Completed or working on a 2-year trades degree or 4 years of plant maintenance experience.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must be 18 years of age.
  • Able to read, write, and speak English; bilingual capabilities are a plus.
  • Able to communicate effectively with maintenance and line staff.
  • Attention to detail and legible record-keeping skills.
  • Highly motivated, flexible, and possess creative problem-solving abilities.
  • Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Experience in welding and fabrication, understanding of 3 Phase electrical, and troubleshooting AC & DC drives.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Manufacturing environment with exposure to various machines and temperatures.
  • Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
  • May be required to work weekend and night hours.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
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How this job compares in Itasca, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 240 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Itasca, IL

Itasca, 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 331 other active welding openings from 199 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Maker's Pride 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (9). 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, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/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 I, - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.