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Layout Technician - 3rd Shift

Eaton Corporation

Troy, ILJob$26.46/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$26.46/hr
Location
Troy, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Eaton is hiring a Layout Technician for its Troy, Illinois facility. The technician operates sheet metal fabrication machines, reads shop orders and engineering drawings, performs quality checks, and uses calibration equipment. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with mandatory overtime possible. The role requires at least one year of machine operating experience in manufacturing; blueprint reading, calibration equipment, and SAP experience are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Machine OperationBlueprint ReadingCalibration EquipmentSAPAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationMultitaskingSelf-DirectionLifting 10-50 Lbs

Qualifications

1 Year Machine Operating Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Eaton’s ES GEIS BLD division is currently seeking a Layout Technician - 3rd Shift at our Troy, IL facility! The core hours are Sunday - Thursday, 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. Overtime may exceed these hours and be mandatory at times.

The hourly rate for this position is $26.46/hr per hour, plus a $0.50 shift differential.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

  • Health benefits effective day one of employment.

  • Retirement benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

What you’ll do:

The Layout Technician will operate sheet metal fabrication machines, read shop orders, read and understand engineering drawings, perform quality checks and use calibration equipment such as calipers, or any other equipment necessary to perform job functions.

In the functions, you will:

  • Work with flat sheet metal (steel and aluminum)

  • Run various machine operations (brake press, hammer flanger, buffalo roller, hand scribing & hand sheering)

Safety & Quality Training necessary, but not limited to:

  • Types of Mechanical Power Presses

  • Safeguarding Requirements

  • Trip Devices

  • Press Inspections

  • Die Setting

  • Basic Operating Controls

  • First Piece Quality Inspection

  • In-process Quality Inspection

  • Linknet training

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

  • Minimum of one (1) year of machine operating experience in a manufacturing environment.

  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Troy, IL will be considered. (Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience reading blueprints

  • Prior experience with calibration equipment such as calipers.

  • Proficient with computer application systems, such as SAP.

Position Success Criteria:

  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Effective oral and written communication skills

  • Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment

  • Ability to be self- driven

  • Must be able to move, position, and/or lift parts or boxes weighing 10lbs-50lbs with or without reasonable accommodation.

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,571 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$26.46/hr
  • Illinois median$25–28/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–29/hr753 hourly ranges

This rate, $26.46/hr, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in Illinois and 1,571 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (869 postings).
Education
2 of the 1,571 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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