Demo

Maintenance Technician

The Timken Company
Downers Grove, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
Lovejoy, a company within the Timken family of brands, is hiring a 1st shift Maintenance Technician.

What Timken Makes Possible Begins With You.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary: The hours for this position are 5:30am -2:00pm. Maintenance Technicians are responsible for performing repair and maintenance on equipment in a plant, along with the building and grounds. This position routinely requires moderate to extreme physical exertion and may require prolonged standing, bending, kneeling, squatting, and working in awkward positions. The hours and physical demand may vary from day to day.

Essential Job Duties

  • Adhere to and support a zero incident safety culture.
  • Ability to perform physical requirements of the job (prolonged physical exertions, including standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in awkward positions and tight areas).
  • Excellent electrical and mechanical aptitude.
  • Must be proficient in electrical/electronic schematic reading.
  • Must be proficient in working with and hydraulic and pneumatic systems and reading hydraulic/pneumatic schematics.
  • Must possess good working knowledge with all levels of welding and cutting equipment required to perform industrial maintenance welding and fabrication.
  • Must be able to recognize and avoid electrical hazards.
  • Must be familiar with electrical PPE.
  • Must have the skills to properly use voltage test equipment.
  • Must have the skills to identify exposed energized electrical components and conductors.
  • Must possess the decision-making ability to determine the level of hazard, proper PPE and job planning to safely perform the task.
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills to be able to communicate effectively and professionally with internal customers.
  • Must possess necessary tools to perform assigned tasks.

Education/Training

  • Minimum of 2-year technical training program is required; Associate’s degree is preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
  • Experience working with 480/220/120 voltage is required.
  • Experience in maintaining and repairing Haas, Dusan, and CNC equipment is preferred.

The pay range for this role is $30.00 - $40.00/hr and is commensurate on experience and education and could pay more or less than the posted range. This full-time position is eligible for paid time off, 401k, and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Salary : $30 - $40

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Maintenance Technician.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Facility Maintenance & Coordination Skill

    • Income Estimation: $48,721 - $70,931
    • Income Estimation: $48,653 - $61,184
  • Maintenance Skill

    • Income Estimation: $48,721 - $70,931
    • Income Estimation: $48,653 - $61,184
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at The Timken Company

  • The Timken Company Keene, NH
  • Personal and Professional Growth IT Analyst- Application Developer Keene, New Hampshire, United States, 03431 What Timken makes possible begins with you. T... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • The Timken Company Duncan, OK
  • Your Career Begins at Timken If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to ... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • The Timken Company Duncan, SC
  • Personal and Professional Growth Packaging and Printing Equipment Operator - 3rd Shift Duncan, South Carolina, United States, 29334 Your Career Begins at T... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • The Timken Company Iron, NC
  • Your Career Begins at Timken! Timken is a U.S manufacturing company with over 125 years of business. If you're ready for a challenging career that provides... more
  • 14 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Maintenance Technician jobs in the Downers Grove, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Fleet Mobile Maintenance Chicago, IL
  • Overview Come join Fleet Mobile Maintenance, where we have cutting-edge technology that reduces your admin time - so you can focus less on paperwork and mo... more
  • 2 Days Ago

  • B and B Maintenance Arlington, IL
  • Description Full Time Janitorial Technician Position Available in the NW Suburbs of Chicago, IL - EVENING HOURS This position requires traveling between mu... more
  • 2 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!