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Overview

This position is an essential part of Sherwin’s manufacturing team, responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production and facility equipment to support production requirements and goals. Sherwin-Williams aims to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance inspections and service on equipment
  • Repair broken machines and equipment quickly and efficiently
  • Identify causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines
  • Record and report damaged, worn, or broken parts
  • Order and install replacement parts for machines
  • Assist in electrical projects and perform minor electrical repairs
  • Assist in pipe fitting tasks and perform some installation unassisted
  • Maintain and service building equipment including HVAC, lighting, water and sewer, etc.
  • Maintain documentation as required
  • Clean, organize, inventory, stock, and otherwise maintain shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies
  • Coordinate with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines
  • Maintain technical knowledge through training

Requirements

  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
  • Must have at least one (1) year of work experience as a mechanic in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
  • Have at least two (2) years of work experience as a mechanic in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment (preferred)
  • Have an industrial, electrical, and/or welding certification or license (preferred)
  • Have at least one (1) year of maintenance experience applying electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic concepts (preferred)
  • Have at least one (1) year of work experience implementing Programmable Logic Controls ('PLC') (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Night A Shift: 12-hours rotating schedule, 2-2-3
  • This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Wheeling, 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 $26–$41/hr across 185 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 Wheeling, IL

Wheeling, IL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 242 other active welding openings from 146 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

Sherwin-Williams 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 (12), S&C Electric Company (9), and Crash Champions (9). 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 $38/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Bedford Park at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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