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Job Description

Overview

Krispy Kreme is seeking a Doughnut Factory Maintenance Technician to ensure the smooth operation of their doughnut making equipment and facility. This role is essential for maintaining the quality and timely delivery of their iconic doughnuts, which have been a staple for over 80 years.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure doughnut making equipment and facility are running smoothly.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on all factory equipment.
  • Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform necessary repairs.
  • Assemble mechanical components and electrical devices.
  • Perform welding and fabricating as needed.

Requirements

  • Proficient in automated equipment operation, boiler operation, electrical wiring, hydraulics, pipe fitting and plumbing, pneumatics, sheet metal, welding, shop machinery, and PLC troubleshooting and programming.
  • Strong work ethic and ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 3-5 years of experience in an Industrial Plant or completion of a technical program or certification in electric, welding, or general machine maintenance is preferred.

Benefits

  • Weekly Pay
  • 401K
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • Employee discount program
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • FSA/HSA Plans
  • Pet Insurance

Benefits

Weekly Pay
401K
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
Employee discount program
Comprehensive benefits
Education Reimbursement
Adoption Assistance
Life Insurance
FSA/HSA Plans
Pet Insurance
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How this job compares in Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Elk Grove Village, IL, where the middle half runs $26–$40/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Elk Grove Village, IL

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Elk Grove Village, IL right now, from 9 different employers. 4 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 Elk Grove Village, or widen the search to Illinois.

Krispy Kreme 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), 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, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Franklin Park at $33/hr. Elk Grove Village is among them.

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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. Doughnut Factory Maintenance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.