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Overview

The Equipment Maintenance Mechanic II position at Fellowes involves performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing plant production equipment while promoting a safe work environment. Fellowes is recognized as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers and a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine duties of preventative maintenance and troubleshoot plant production equipment.
  • Assist other maintenance personnel and monitor equipment performance.
  • Promote and maintain a safe and clean work environment through enforcement of safety policies.
  • Work from prints, sketches, instructions, manuals, and schematics to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
  • Operate, repair, and maintain all production equipment.
  • Assist with machine set-ups for production as necessary.
  • Perform duties involving mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic applications.
  • Fabricate, develop, assemble, and/or install equipment.
  • Perform routine safety checks on production equipment.
  • Report equipment problems and lockout/tagout situations to the Supervisor.
  • Account for tasks and parts usages in MP2.
  • Monitor equipment performance and minimize unscheduled downtime.
  • Perform general housekeeping of the maintenance shop and job site.

Requirements

  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Successfully pass mechanical aptitude exams.
  • Complete required lift truck operation tests and maintain appropriate lift truck licensing.
  • Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions/procedures.
  • Ability to perform repetitive tasks consistently.
  • Maintain consistent and acceptable attendance.
  • Ability to fulfill all essential job functions in a safe manner.
  • Abide by all safety policies and procedures.
  • Meet all Mechanic I qualifications and troubleshoot electrical problems.
  • Prior mechanical and manufacturing experience with at least five years of related experience.
  • Sufficient keyboard and PC literacy to complete work orders in MP2.

Additional Information

  • This is a second shift position from 2PM-10PM Monday-Friday.
  • The hiring range for this position is $25-32 per hour, with a $0.60 Shift Differential.
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How this job compares in Itasca, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 11% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 251 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 34% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Itasca, IL

Itasca, IL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. 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 Itasca, 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, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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