Maintenance Technician Night Shift
Plastipak · Plastipak - Champaign, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Plastipak (packaging) in Plastipak - Champaign, IL.
- Tools it names
- TPM
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$83k.
Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1590 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 78 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $70k–$98k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- PLC 48%
- Welding 33%
- Automation 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Plastipak
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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This plant: Plastipak in Plastipak - Champaign
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Full description from PlastipakAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You Will Do
- ◆Preventative maintenance
- ◆Repair machine & manufacturing equipment
- ◆Changeovers
- ◆Complete trainings & earn certifications
What You Need
- ✓High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
- ✓3 or more years of experience maintaining manufacturing machines & equipment (engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, etc.).
- ✓Ability to work 12 hour night shift (6:45pm-7:15am) on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule
- ✓Solid hydraulics, pneumatics & electrical working knowledge
- ✓Strong troubleshooting & problem-solving ability
- ✓Ability to read & interpret technical & operational documents (manuals, blueprints, schematics)
- ✓Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work on aerial platforms up to 20 feet with or without reasonable accommodation
As a Plastipak Associate, you receive a benefits package offering the following:
- ✓Wellness Programs
- ✓Health Insurance Coverage, including Medical, Dental & Vision
- ✓EAP, Employee Assistance Program
- ✓Life Insurance
- ✓Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- ✓Disability Insurance: Short-Term & Long-Term
- ✓Accidental Insurance
- ✓Critical Illness Insurance
- ✓Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- ✓401(k) Plan, with Company Matching Contribution & Profit Sharing feature
- ✓Paid Time Off - 80 hours within 1st year & subsequent increases
- ✓Paid Company Holidays
- ✓Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- ✓Caregiving via Care.com
- ✓Pet Insurance
- ✓Tuition Assistance Program
- ✓Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program
- ✓Travel Assistance
- ✓Employee Discount Programs
- ✓Some benefits are subject to eligibility
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As a Plastipak Industrial Maintenance Technician, you have job stability. Plastipak is a strong & secure company in a high-demand industry. And, we’re growing in Champaign. At Plastipak, you’ll work with state-of-the-art equipment in a clean, well-organized & climate-controlled facility.
Pay: Earn $25 - $32+ per hour
- •$25 - $32 per hour , based on skills & experience
- •Shift differential of $1.00 per hour more for night shift
Why Work Here?
- •Stable Job with a Recession-Resilient Company
- •Clean & Climate-Controlled Work Environment
- •Solid TPM Program (Total Productive Maintenance)