
Calibration Technician II
Green Oaks, ILContract$20–24/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The Calibration Technician II joins the Maintenance & Instrumentation team at a regulated manufacturing and quality-focused organization. The role supports manufacturing, quality assurance, research and development, technical support, distribution, and plant utility operations. It focuses on calibrating and maintaining measuring and test equipment, troubleshooting performance issues, and supporting equipment installation and validation.
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Full job description
Our client, a regulated manufacturing and quality-focused organization is seeking a Calibration Technician II to join their team. As a Calibration Technician II, you will be part of the Maintenance & Instrumentation team supporting manufacturing, quality assurance, research and development, technical support, distribution, and plant utility operations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on technical expertise, a strong commitment to safety and quality, and the drive to troubleshoot and improve measurement performance—skills that will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Calibration Technician II
Location: Abbott Park, IL
Pay Range: 20/hr -24/hr on w2
What's the Job?
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Perform calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance activities on measuring and test equipment (M&TE), instrumentation, and control systems.
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Analyze calibration and service data to determine corrective actions and ensure equipment performance meets required specifications.
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Read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, technical drawings, manuals, and procedures to diagnose equipment issues.
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Complete and maintain calibration records, work orders, purchase orders, and documentation within Maximo CMMS and other systems.
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Support installation, startup, validation, and calibration of new equipment and automated calibration systems.
What's Needed?
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Minimum 2 years of hands-on technical experience or trade training in calibration, instrumentation, maintenance, electronics, or related technical fields.
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Experience troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating electrical, electronic, mechanical, and/or optical measuring equipment.
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Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
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Experience working with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), preferably Maximo.
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Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in a regulated manufacturing or laboratory environment.
What's in it for me?
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Work on critical measuring and test equipment that directly supports quality, compliance, and operational reliability.
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Use your technical skills to troubleshoot root causes and drive corrective actions that keep equipment within specification.
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Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, R&D, and external vendors to support day-to-day operational needs.
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Build confidence by maintaining accurate calibration documentation and records in Maximo CMMS and related systems.
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Contribute to continuous improvement by maintaining organized work areas and identifying opportunities for waste reduction.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
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Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
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Dental Plan
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Vision Plan
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Health Savings Account
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Health Flexible Spending Account
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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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Supplemental Life Insurance
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Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Business Travel Insurance
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401(k), Plus Match
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Weekly Pay
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How this job compares
Set against the 6,879 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–24/hr
- Illinois median$25–32/hr159 hourly ranges
- US median$26–33/hr3,208 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $22/hr, is 24% below the Illinois median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 218 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Illinois and 6,879 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- McDonald's26 open
- Carrols Corporation10 open
- AbbVie7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,755 postings).
- Education
- 25 of the 6,879 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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