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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for proactively maintaining the operation of machinery and mechanical equipment through preventive and predictive maintenance. This position is suitable for FIT students and involves a variety of mechanical tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Assist to install and service different pieces of equipment, using required self-supplied and company-supplied hand tools.
  • Perform assigned preventive maintenance tasks.
  • Move and raise components using hoists, dollies, or other provided equipment.
  • Update daily work communications.
  • Maintain tools, powered vehicles, and equipment; keep parts and supplies in order.
  • Ensure a clean and hazard-free work area throughout the entire day.
  • Use and maintain safety equipment on job sites.
  • Execute job order assignments and keep accurate job order records.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Previous maintenance experience preferred but willing to train.
  • Mechanically inclined.
  • Basic mechanics and electrical knowledge.
  • Computer and technology aptitude.
  • Must be able to read and understand various methods of mechanical and other technical drawings.
  • Basic knowledge on the correct use and care of various tools used in maintenance work.
  • Must be able to follow procedures as outlined in equipment manufacturer's maintenance manual.
  • Basic knowledge on how to gas, arc, and/or TIG weld.
  • Basic knowledge on diagnosing equipment failures and correcting them.
  • Should be familiar with air compressors, various pumps, boilers, and other common mechanical equipment.
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent of a GED or equivalent knowledge and skills acquired through on-the-job training or experience.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Must be able to climb, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, and stand for long periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. for short distances.
  • Comfortable working with heights and confined spaces.
  • Comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled environment.

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $31–$50/hr across 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 62 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 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.

OSI Group 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 (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). 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 Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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. Mechanic-Maintenance 1 (FIT Students) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.