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Overview

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician in Chicago, IL, to perform high-level mechanical and electrical maintenance on specialized production equipment in a rubber molding manufacturing facility. The role emphasizes minimizing machine downtime and mentoring junior technicians while adhering to strict safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair multi-stage high-pressure hydraulic molding presses and related equipment.
  • Diagnose automated machinery inputs/outputs and PLC-controlled systems up to 480V.
  • Read, interpret, and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic.
  • Inspect, maintain, and repair steam boiler lines and electric heating platens.
  • Lead major machinery overhauls and execute heavy rigging.
  • Document and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs using CMMS.
  • Audit parts inventory and maintain accurate maintenance records.
  • Lead emergency troubleshooting during production breakdowns.
  • Assign daily work orders and mentor junior maintenance technicians.
  • Adhere to safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and OSHA standards.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of industrial plant maintenance experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years of maintenance experience in rubber molding or heavy industrial manufacturing.
  • Technical trade school degree or vocational certification preferred.
  • Intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
  • Experience troubleshooting Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLCs.
  • Ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematics and electrical diagrams.
  • Verified Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) training.
  • Forklift, aerial lift, and overhead crane certifications preferred.
  • Proficiency using digital multimeters and hydraulic pressure gauges.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is based in Chicago, IL with no anticipated travel.
  • Full-time, direct hire position with day shift from 4:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 29% 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 78% 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 Cicero, IL

Cicero, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 202 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Ingersoll Rand currently has 3 other openings 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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