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Overview

Reynolds Consumer Products is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic – Apprentice for their manufacturing plant in Wheeling, IL. This role is part of a three-year registered apprenticeship program that combines coursework and hands-on experience to develop skills necessary for a Maintenance Mechanic.

Responsibilities

  • Work on packaging robots and packaging equipment.
  • Participate in facilities maintenance activities.
  • Gain hands-on experience in machining and welding.
  • Complete relevant work rotations to develop maintenance knowledge and technical skills.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail preferred.
  • Interest in math and science preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in English.
  • Must be validated as college ready by Harper Community College Admissions.

Additional Information

  • NIGHT DAY ROTATING SHIFT HOURS: 6A-2P (8 Hour Shift)
  • Location: Wheeling, IL

Compensation

  • Wage: $32.17/hour
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How this job compares in Wheeling, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/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 47% 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 Wheeling, IL

Wheeling, IL currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 1 of them was 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 Wheeling, or widen the search to Illinois.

Reynolds Consumer Products 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.

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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 Mechanic – Apprentice (88P-FS) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.