2nd Shift Maintenance Technician-CCP
Hormel Foods · Aurora, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 18+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 21 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Hormel Foods (food & beverage) in Aurora, IL. Minimum 3-year experience working as a mechanic in the food industry environment or similar.
- They ask for
- 18+ years
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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 4 live postings that list pay, out of 138 maintenance technician openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 147 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (18+ vs 4+)
Typical $81k–$107k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 53%
- PLC 40%
- Welding 30%
- Root cause 20%
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Full description from Hormel FoodsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Schedule: 2:00pm - 12:00am, weekend work required
Wage is based on relevant experience and can range from $31.00 to $43.50
- ✓Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
- ✓Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
- ✓Must be 18 years of age or older (all plant positions)
Requirements
- ✓Minimum 3-year experience working as a mechanic in the food industry environment or similar
- ✓High school education or the equivalent
- ✓Demonstrated work experience in a team environment
- ✓Demonstrate a high level of mechanical skills and knowledge
- ✓Demonstrated ability to learn and use custom equipment and assist in installations
- ✓Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- ✓Initiative to work independently
Responsibilites
- ◆Performs preventative maintenance on a wide variety of packaging and processing equipment.
- ◆Specifies parts required. Orders if needed, and makes needed repairs based on PM.
- ◆Assists with training new and/or less skilled maintenance and production personnel.
- ◆Troubleshoots basic electrical problems using various test equipment and ladder logic diagrams.
- ◆Troubleshoots mechanical problems using various measurement equipment and mechanical expertise.
- ◆Devises, plans, and completes mechanical upgrades, modifications and overhauls
- ◆Completes changeovers on production lines by following changeover check sheet and recommends modifications to the sheet as needed.
- ◆Performs routine daily setup and adjustment of all production equipment
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- •Lift, carry or move light/heavy loads up to 50 lbs.
- •Ability to perform duties in extreme varying temperatures
- •Crawl over, under and into equipment as necessary to perform job duties
- •Work weekends when plant enters busy season and when needed.
- •Work on floors that are slippery due to water, gelatin, or dust accumulation.
- •Work on electrical equipment in a safe and responsible manner