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Overview

Since 1869, the company has connected people through food they love, managing a portfolio of trusted brands. As a Maintenance Technician, you will help maintain and repair plant equipment in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant production machinery.
  • Diagnose mechanical and basic electrical problems.
  • Perform basic electrical troubleshooting using a multimeter.
  • 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 inspections.
  • Complete required daily reports and maintenance documentation.
  • Work safely at elevated heights using ladders and lifts.
  • Follow all company policies, procedures, and programs.
  • Support plant safety initiatives and use required personal protective equipment.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Work overtime when necessary.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity to use hand and power tools.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience using basic hand tools.
  • Basic electrical training or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical equipment safely.
  • Ability to read and understand instructions and diagrams.
  • Ability to interpret ladder logic and basic control circuits.
  • Ability to use a multimeter for troubleshooting.
  • Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office and SAP.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully.
  • Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Ability to read rulers and tape measures in English and metric.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to comply with plant safety requirements.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Powered Industrial Equipment/Forklift Operator Certification.
  • Ability to complete required testing.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Starting Pay Rate: $36/hour
  • Shift: 1st Shift, generally starts as early as 5:45 AM until finish.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
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How this job compares in Downers Grove, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 239 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 59% 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 Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove, IL currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 327 other active welding openings from 198 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 Campbell's Company 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 (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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, Addison at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Downers Grove, 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 Tech - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.