Production Maintenance Technician

Production Maintenance Technician

Job ID:  PMT-IL

Location:  Crystal Lake, IL area

Pay:  $28 up to $35/ hourly +  Overtime +  great employee benefits

Shift:  2^nd or 3^rd shift opening – your choice

• 2^nd shift – 4:00 pm to 12:30 pm M-F and every other Saturday
• or
• 3^rd shift – 11:00 pm to 7:30 am, M-F, every other Saturday

Description:

The Production Maintenance Technician performs preventative maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment. Performs routine facilities maintenance – reports to our Maintenance Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out preventative maintenance for production equipment and machinery, auxiliary equipment, climate control equipment, and material handling equipment, including hoists minimizing downtime.
• Carry out corrective maintenance as required, for production equipment and machinery, minimizing downtime.
• Record all actions taken, as required and suggest improvements to avoid recurrence.
• Research and determine what parts are needed for repair and submit requests for purchase.
• Maintain a level of spare parts to be held.
• Requisition replacements for parts used and new parts for new equipment/machines in line with company procedures.
• Assist in the installation of all, new equipment/machinery ensuring that it meets health & safety legislation.
• Assist the Manufacturing Engineers and Technical supervisors in solving technical or quality-related concerns/problems.
• Support facility maintenance and grounds equipment (restrooms, lights, walkways, loading docks, spring and fall maintenance…. Etc.).
• Complete work orders, inputs new work orders as necessary and updates database.
• Organize and prepare for major repairs, this may include offsite coordination with vendors and contractors.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years maintenance & troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical issues on high-speed production equipment.
• Must have previous experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work
• PLC troubleshooting experience
• Must have experience troubleshooting low voltage without looking at blueprints (24 DC, 120 & 240 AC)
• Must be able to understand AC and DC drives and experience troubleshooting them
• Must have experience running conduit and pulling wires
• Ability to read, understand blueprints and CAD drawings
• Ability to read and interpret measurements up to a 16^th of an inch using a ruler or tape measure
• No physical limitations – ability to handle physical workload, this person will be on their feet for most of their shift
• Must be able to read, write and orally communicate in English

• Candidate should not live more than a 40-minute commute from Crystal Lake IL production facility
• Candidate must have their own tools and bring with on 1^st day on the job

• H.S. Diploma or GED

Benefits:

Healthcare, Dental, Vision, paid time off, and 401k + tuition reimbursement available