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Overview

NSI is a progressive manufacturer of die castings focused on the electrical and network infrastructure markets, seeking a Machine Maintenance Mechanic for their Norridge, IL location. The company emphasizes growth and development opportunities in a dynamic workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Check casting machines daily for oil, air, water, and gas leaks and repair as needed.
  • Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic pumps, hydraulic and air cylinders, and solenoid valves.
  • Check melting pots, goosenecks, and nozzles in all casting machines and replace as necessary.
  • Check and repair casting machine clamping presses, replace worn components, adjust, and test.
  • Check and replace oil and oil filters as needed.
  • Check and repair the spray lubrication system.
  • Repair hydraulic accumulators as needed.
  • Install necessary limit switches on all new molds and adjust/repair limit switch mounting on existing molds.
  • Replace feeders, plungers, and rings as needed.
  • Obtain machine failure information from operators; troubleshoot and correct issues.
  • Adjust operating equipment with confirmation from the department supervisor.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Plant Engineering Manager.

Requirements

  • Machine Maintenance experience.
  • Electrical/hydraulics knowledge.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time, 1st shift position (6:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday).
  • Location: Norridge, IL.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Norridge, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 254 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 39% 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 Norridge, IL

Norridge, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 354 other active welding openings from 214 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

NSI Industries 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 Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (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, Itasca at $36/hr, and Addison at $35/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. Machine Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.