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Novolex

Maintenance Associate

Location

Franklin Park, IL

Wage

$27.32 – $34.66/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging, supporting various industries. The Maintenance Associate position involves machine maintenance and repair, requiring a strong manufacturing background and mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
  • Communicate problems encountered throughout the shift and report carry-over items at tier 1 meeting.
  • Operate any equipment needed to perform job, including fork truck, man-lifts, and elevated work.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by the Shift Supervisor or Technical Engineering team.
  • Examine mechanical equipment to diagnose problems and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment.
  • Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment when needed.
  • Read mechanical prints and technical data during installation, maintenance, and repair of equipment.
  • Assist with all major and minor electrical repairs including 480V 3-phase motor repairs/installation.

Requirements

  • Strong manufacturing background with demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
  • Experience in process troubleshooting.
  • Thorough knowledge of mechanical devices and apparatus.
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical prints and PI&D drawings.
  • Skills in using precision measuring tools/devices, hand tools, and testing instruments.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Location: Franklin Park, IL
  • Shift: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM and 7:00 PM-7:00 AM on a 2-2-3 schedule with every other weekend off.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Franklin Park, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $31/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 42% 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 Franklin Park, IL

Franklin Park, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 202 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.

Novolex 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.

Similar openings near Franklin Park, 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 Associate figures were last recalculated when this page was built.