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Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for facility maintenance, including preventive maintenance, machine repair, tool repair, and maintenance of the general facility.

Responsibilities

  • Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools.
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure machines run smoothly.
  • Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, and replace filters.
  • Use a variety of tools, including hand and power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical components, pipe systems, and machinery.
  • Diagnose mechanical problems and determine corrective actions.
  • Inspect, operate, and test machinery to diagnose malfunctions.
  • Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
  • Clean and lubricate machinery parts.
  • Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts.
  • Identify spare and replacement parts and find purchasing sources.

Requirements

  • Certificate or credential in a specialized field or trade.
  • Experience with CMMS preferred.
  • High School Diploma/GED required plus Technical/Trade School or equivalent experience.
  • Prior manufacturing work experience in operating machinery and using hand tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret measuring devices.
  • Must be able to work in the US.
  • Skills in equipment maintenance, repairing, troubleshooting, installation, equipment selection, critical thinking, reading comprehension, operation monitoring, coordination, and teamwork.
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How this job compares in Franklin Park, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 277 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Franklin Park, IL

Franklin Park, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Franklin Park, or widen the search to Illinois.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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