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Overview

We are looking for high energy, dynamic individuals for the Maintenance Technician position responsible for general maintenance duties, including servicing the plant’s facility and equipment, as well as coordinating with outside contractors. Calumet Carton Company is a leading packaging manufacturer located in South Holland, IL, specializing in mailing products.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general maintenance duties including servicing and supporting the plant’s facility and equipment.
  • Identify and repair problems in machinery and support equipment.
  • Select and coordinate services of outside contractors.
  • Maintain the Work Order System including ordering materials and scheduling repairs.
  • Organize and maintain the parts department.
  • Communicate and update equipment repair status to management.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of safety/OSHA regulations and LOTO procedures.
  • Strong critical thinking skills for identifying mechanical and electrical issues.
  • Ability to build, troubleshoot, and work on basic industrial circuits (120V, 240V, & 480V 3-phase).
  • Experience in servicing machines and rebuilding components.
  • Capable of performing industrial welding and operating power hand tools.
  • Experience servicing air conditioning units, pumps, and compressors.
  • Ability to issue instructions and write maintenance plans.
  • Ability to read and analyze schematics.
  • 2-3 years of direct hands-on experience in industrial repair and maintenance.
  • High School Diploma required; Trade School experience or Journeyman’s card preferred.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in South Holland, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $28–$40/hr middle band drawn from 241 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 South Holland, IL

South Holland, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 201 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

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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