Maintenance Technician I

Location

Arlington Heights, IL

Wage

$28.75 – $41.75/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician I position involves performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on assigned equipment to ensure production and quality. This role is part of Medline Industries, LP, which offers a competitive rewards package and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance and routine inspections on assigned conveyors, automation, robotics, and ancillary equipment.
  • Troubleshoot assigned out of service equipment and correct issues, acting as an escalation point for lower-level technicians.
  • Document all work in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and maintain accurate records of operating logs.
  • Perform root cause analysis of major downtime events.
  • Assist maintenance mechanics in work that requires two people or when operational needs demand.
  • Perform facility/building project work as assigned, including light bulb replacement, door repairs, and plumbing repairs.
  • Analyze and record causes of production delays and initiate procedures to solve equipment malfunctions.
  • Examine defects and analyze spoilage causes, taking corrective action where possible.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience with injection molding, blow molding, or BFS preferred.
  • Experience using a CMMS.
  • Conveyor belt experience.
  • Clean Room experience.
  • 3 years of experience with conveyor, automation, or robotics equipment repair and maintenance.
  • Fundamental understanding of machinery/equipment.
  • Basic skill level in multiple computer software packages including Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience working with inputs, outputs, and PLC logic systems.
  • Ability to frequently move, lift, and carry supplies/equipment up to 50 lbs and occasionally lift up to 75 lbs.
  • Must be able to stand for a minimum of 8 hours and up to 12 hours for up to 6 days a week.
  • Willingness to learn new equipment as it is brought online.
  • Ability to work at heights and use ladders.
  • Willingness to operate material handling equipment.
  • Ability to write documents and reports using writing instruments and computers.
  • Ability to read information in small print.
  • Follow appropriate safety procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Willingness to work overtime as needed.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 3rd Shift Position - Hours: 11:00PM-7:30AM.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Arlington Heights, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Arlington Heights, IL

Arlington Heights, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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.

Similar openings near Arlington Heights, IL

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 I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.