Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

This role focuses on performing both mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance on a wide range of industrial production equipment. You will handle preventive and reactive maintenance activities, support machine setup and changeovers, and ensure safe, reliable operation of machinery in a busy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repairs on production machinery and equipment.
• Carry out both preventive and reactive maintenance to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Repair and maintain gearboxes, conveyors, mixers, chillers, proofers, ovens, and baggers.
• Work safely with electrical systems up to 480V, following appropriate procedures and standards.
• Rewire and swap out motors as needed to keep equipment running efficiently.
• Assist machine operators with setting up and changing over machinery for different production runs.
• Perform welding and fabrication tasks to repair or modify equipment and components.
• Apply approximately 60% mechanical and 40% electrical skills in day-to-day work.
• Read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics to diagnose issues and execute repairs.
• Collaborate with other technicians, machine operators, and laborers to resolve equipment problems and support production.

Essential Skills

• At least 3 years of experience as a maintenance technician in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience in troubleshooting and repairing production machinery.
• Proficiency working with hydraulic systems, including diagnosis, repair, and maintenance.
• Proficiency working with pneumatic equipment and controls.
• Experience working safely with electrical systems up to 480V.
• Demonstrated ability to perform preventive maintenance on industrial equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics.
• Solid troubleshooting skills for both mechanical and electrical issues.
• Ability to perform welding and fabrication tasks as part of equipment repair and maintenance.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, including extended hours and Saturdays, as required by production demands.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in baking or bakery production environments.
• Experience working in food manufacturing or food processing facilities.
• PLC troubleshooting experience and basic understanding of control systems.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, busy manufacturing setting.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on the production floor.

Why Work Here?

You will join a stable union environment that values skilled trades and offers the opportunity to work with experienced technicians in a well-organized manufacturing setting. The workplace emphasizes safety, cleanliness, and adherence to good manufacturing practices, while providing opportunities to expand your technical skills across both mechanical and electrical disciplines.

Work Environment

The role is based on the manufacturing floor, working alongside other technicians, machine operators, and laborers in a clean, GMP-compliant facility. The environment is busy and fast paced, with active production lines and a strong focus on safety and equipment reliability.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $58240.00 - $65520.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Medical, dental, vision, 401k

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chicago, IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 10, 2026.