Job Description

Overview

Since 1869, the company has connected people through food they love, offering a portfolio of trusted brands. As a Maintenance Technician, you will support the manufacturing operation by maintaining and repairing plant equipment, utilities, and facility systems.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant production machinery using manuals and technical documentation.
  • Diagnose mechanical and basic electrical problems and complete repairs safely and accurately.
  • Perform basic electrical troubleshooting using a multimeter and replace components as needed.
  • Interpret ladder logic and troubleshoot basic control circuits.
  • Maintain plant boilers, HVAC, refrigeration, and building equipment.
  • Safely operate hand and power tools and shop equipment.
  • Perform precise measurements, testing, adjustments, and equipment inspections.
  • Read rulers and tape measures using both English and metric units.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision while communicating equipment conditions.
  • Complete required daily reports and maintenance documentation using various systems.
  • Work safely at elevated heights using approved equipment.
  • Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety programs.
  • Support plant safety initiatives and use required personal protective equipment.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Work overtime when necessary to support operational needs.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity to safely use hand and power tools.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience using basic hand tools.
  • Basic electrical training or equivalent experience for troubleshooting.
  • Ability to competently troubleshoot mechanical equipment.
  • Ability to read and understand instructions, shop manuals, and diagrams.
  • Ability to interpret ladder logic and basic control circuits.
  • Ability to use a multimeter for basic electrical troubleshooting.
  • Basic computer skills for documentation using Microsoft Office and SAP.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully, both verbally and in writing.
  • Basic math skills for calculations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to read rulers and tape measures in both English and metric.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively within a team.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and respond to high-pressure situations.
  • Ability to comply with plant safety requirements and use required PPE.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Powered Industrial Equipment/Forklift Operator Certification.
  • Ability to successfully complete required testing.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Starting Pay Rate: $36/hour
  • Shift: 2nd Shift, generally starts as early as 1:45 PM until finish.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k

How this job compares in Downers Grove, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$43/hr middle band drawn from 251 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% 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 Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 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 342 other active welding openings from 206 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Downers Grove, 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 (16), S&C Electric Company (10), 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 $33/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. Maintenance Tech - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.