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Overview

Scot Forge is seeking a Maintenance Technician - Mechanic to support manufacturing operations in Franklin Park, Illinois. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining critical production equipment for custom forged products used in demanding industries.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems
  • Perform preventive and predictive maintenance activities on manufacturing equipment
  • Diagnose equipment issues and replace or repair defective components
  • Work with wiring diagrams, schematics, and industrial electrical systems
  • Perform fabrication, welding, and torch work as needed
  • Support equipment reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Promote a culture of safety, quality, teamwork, and accountability

Requirements

  • Minimum of one year of industrial or plant maintenance experience
  • Experience troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment
  • Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical documentation
  • Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including 480V three-phase power
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to climb ladders and work at heights up to 60 feet
  • Associate degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology or related technical field (preferred)
  • Industrial Mechanic Technical Diploma or Mechatronics Apprenticeship completion (preferred)
  • Experience in heavy manufacturing or industrial environments (preferred)
  • HVAC, combustion system, or advanced machine troubleshooting experience (preferred)

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift: 1:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • 10% Shift Premium
  • 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)
  • Profit Sharing Bonus
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Opportunity to work with large-scale industrial equipment and manufacturing systems

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 241 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Franklin Park, IL

Franklin Park, IL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 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 331 other active welding openings from 199 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.

Scot Forge 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, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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