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Job Description

Overview

Integrated Power Services is seeking a Field Service Technician who is a mechanical expert dedicated to providing an unmatched customer experience through on-site diagnostics, precision repairs, and overhauls of industrial rotating equipment. The company values personal and professional growth, offering a supportive culture where employees can thrive.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the installation and removal of AC/DC motors and coupled equipment.
  • Utilize precision measuring tools to diagnose wear, verify tolerances, and ensure equipment integrity.
  • Replace sleeve and anti-friction bearings, gearboxes and torque critical components using specialized tooling.
  • Perform essential diagnostic tests to ensure system reliability.
  • Clean and prep electro-mechanical equipment to ensure a professional finish.
  • Adhere to strict safety standards while working independently or as part of a team.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with AC/DC motors, gearboxes, pumps, or similar rotating industrial equipment.
  • Proven ability to read and interpret precision measuring instruments and technical blueprints.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose mechanical failures.
  • Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to communicate technical findings professionally.
  • Must have a valid Driver’s License and acceptable record; willing to work flexible hours, overtime, and weekends as needed.
  • Experience with PdMA testing or Level I Vibration Analysis is a significant plus.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Benefits

PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Thornton, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 241 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Thornton, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Thornton, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 202 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Integrated Power Services 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 (14), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $37/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Field Service Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.