Production Maintenance Technician

Production Maintenance Technician

Job ID:  PM2-IL

Location:  Crystal Lake, IL area

Pay:  $35 up to $40/ hourly +  Overtime +  great employee benefits

Shift:  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. The ideal candidate will have a 50/50 split of proven hands on experience with electrical & mechanical maintenance on production machines.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out preventative maintenance for production equipment and machinery (Lamination, Slitting, Press and Converting machines), auxiliary equipment, climate control equipment, and material handling equipment, including hoists minimizing downtime.
• Assist in the installation of all, new equipment/machinery ensuring that it meets health & safety legislation.
• Fabricate tooling for pouch production utilizing in house milling machine.
• Provide onsite and offsite production support for secondary pouch procedures (die cutting, roll stock, round cornering. Etc).
• Organizes and preps 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 (programming would be a plus)
• Must have experience troubleshooting low voltage up to 480V 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

• Must understand D.C. circuitry
• Should know how to electrically troubleshoot air compressors, chillers
• Must be familiar with troubleshooting chill water systems, heaters and thermocouples
• Must understand temperature control units
• Ability to read and interpret measurements up to a 16^th of an inch using a ruler or tape measure

• Ability to read, understand blueprints and CAD drawings
• 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

Benefits:

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