Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Your Job

We are looking for a hands-on Maintenance Technician with strong mechanical aptitude and electro-mechanical troubleshooting experience to support production equipment during 2nd shift. This role is responsible for keeping equipment running safely and reliably, supporting line setups and changeovers, performing repairs and preventive maintenance, and partnering with operators, supervisors, quality and process engineering team to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.

Shifts Available-

1st shift. Monday-Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

2nd shift. Monday-Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

Sign on bonus available! 1k for 1st shift and 2k for 2nd shift. External candidates only.

What You Will Do

*Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical production equipment.

*Support production by performing machine setups, changeovers, adjustments, and start-up verification to ensure equipment is ready for manufacturing.

*Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and safety.

*Diagnose equipment issues using mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, manuals, and machine documentation.

*Install, replace, adjust, and maintain machine components including bearings, gearboxes, motors, sensors, cylinders, tooling, fixtures, and related equipment.

*Support operators during production by resolving equipment issues, optimizing machine performance, and minimizing downtime.

*Conduct equipment testing and validation following repairs, setups, or process changes.

*Identify recurring equipment failures and recommend improvements to increase reliability, quality, and productivity.

*Support automated equipment, robotic systems, vision systems, and related manufacturing technologies.

*Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate equipment status, priorities, and improvement opportunities to production and engineering teams.

*Train and assist operators and technicians in basic troubleshooting, equipment care, and setup best practices.

*Follow all safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and company safety procedures..

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

*Minimum 2 years of Electro-Mechanical Maintenance experience.

*Experience in industrial preventative maintenance (electric motors, gear boxes, pneumatic cylinders, cams, bearings, VFD systems, sensors, servos, potentiometers).

*Ability to diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical systems.

*Experience reading mechanical drawings, blueprints, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.

*Experience with preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.

*Experience working with 24VDC control systems.

What Will Put You Ahead

*AAS Degree or Vocational Education.

*Experience working with PLC/HMI software.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).