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Overview

Join our maintenance team in a clean, climate-controlled manufacturing facility featuring modern equipment. This role focuses on minimizing downtime, maintaining quality standards, and supporting the production team through timely repairs and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform setup, repair, and maintenance of production machinery, including ovens, packing lines, and conveyors.
  • Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance to identify potential issues before they impact production.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems to resolve equipment malfunctions quickly.
  • Repair and maintain plumbing systems, hydraulic components, and cutting tools.
  • Operate and maintain power tools and industrial equipment safely.
  • Perform welding tasks (MIG, TIG, Stick) to repair or fabricate machine components.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot PLC systems and electrical issues.
  • Document maintenance activities, including repairs and inspections.
  • Collaborate with the production team to minimize disruptions and improve operational efficiency.
  • Support changeovers by preparing and adjusting equipment to meet production requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with GMP, safety protocols, and food industry regulations.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent; technical certification or degree is a plus.
  • 2-5 years of experience in an industrial bakery and/or food manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Strong mechanical and troubleshooting skills with a service-oriented mindset.
  • Experience with equipment maintenance, including conveyors, pneumatic systems, and hydraulics.
  • Proficiency in electrical systems and PLC diagnostics is highly desirable.
  • Welding experience (MIG, TIG, Stick) is a significant advantage.
  • Must be a self-starter capable of working independently.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 60 pounds frequently.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must be process-oriented, methodical, and committed to maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 2 positions available for 2nd shift and 2 positions available for 3rd shift.
  • This position works in a manufacturing plant facility.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $31–$50/hr across 63 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 91 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 50 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 352 other active welding openings from 206 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Pure's Food Specialties, LLC. currently has 2 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (17), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (10). 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, Skokie at $35/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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 (2nd & 3rd shifts) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.