Maintenance Mechanic - 1st Shift
Ferrara Candy · Forest Park, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Ferrara Candy (food & beverage) in Forest Park, IL. Cleans, lubricates and adjusts guides, flap tuckers, sealing jaws, sensors, and timing for process systems of packaging equipment to improve efficiency, quality, or operation.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in Illinois: typical posted base $92k–$107k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 122 maintenance technician openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 131 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $81k–$110k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 53%
- PLC 40%
- Welding 31%
- Root cause 20%
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This plant: Ferrara Candy in Forest Park
4 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance Manager · Reliability · Manager
- Production Supervisor (Panning) 2nd Shift · Production · Supervisor
- QA Tech- PM · Quality · Technician
- Packaging Supervisor - 2nd Shift · Manufacturing · Supervisor
Full description from Ferrara CandyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Experiences that will support your success
- ✓3 years of prior experience as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic OR completion of 2 year Technical Degree in maintenance field such as Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance or related area of study AND 1 year of prior experience as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
- ✓Experience must include diagnostic troubleshooting, repairing and replacing defective parts, adjusting machinery, and modifying units to meet proper operating specifications
- ✓Experience in a food manufacturing environment is preferred
What We Offer
At Ferrara, we’re proud to support our employees by providing comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, dental insurance, a 401(k), and paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits at https://flimp.live/Ferrara-Candy-2025-OE-QR
$38 hourly
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Work Location: Forest Park
Position requires the ability to work overtime. As a result, it may require working varying start times, end times, and weekends dependent on business needs. Hours are 4:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Want to make an impact?
The Maintenance Mechanic maintains production and facility equipment in a condition to meet the plant production goals and the building requirements. This position works with mechanical devices such as gears, sprockets, chains, sheaves, belts, brakes, clutches, couplings and coupling alignment, bearings, lubrication, hydraulics and pneumatics. The Maintenance Mechanic should also have basic experience working with and troubleshooting electrical components like 240-480v motors, wiring, switches, sensors, AC and DC circuits.
Ways you will make a difference
- •Disassembles, inspects, reassembles, troubleshoots, repairs and replaces malfunctioning parts or equipment (motors, switches, sensors, input /output boards, controllers, gears, sprockets chains, knives, etc. using test equipment and meters such as VOM, megger, amp probe and PC
- •Cleans, lubricates and adjusts guides, flap tuckers, sealing jaws, sensors, and timing for process systems of packaging equipment to improve efficiency, quality, or operation
- •Performs routine preventive maintenance procedures as per schedule
- •Installs change parts (pockets, flap tuckers, film folding shoulders etc.) on production machinery to run a different size, shape or product
- •Reads blueprints, diagrams, programs /ladder logic and machinery manuals to diagnose problems, identify parts, and learn proper equipment operation
- •Installs new equipment
- •Actively seeks to find problems in assignment area and correct before the problem becomes critical with high supervision
- •Communicates conditions of equipment by: completing appropriate maintenance records, transferring knowledge of conditions to incoming mechanics at shift change, and informing his supervisor of significant problems
- •Displays cooperation by working closely with production personnel
- •Improves work related skills by actively pursuing outside schooling or plant provided programs
- •Performs other duties as assigned