Manufacturing Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift

Summary

The Plant Maintenance Technician conducts preventive maintenance and repairs of our physical plant and manufacturing assets at the Carol Stream and Hanover Park facilities; they also perform electrical and other mechanical modifications and installations to the facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures safe operation of machinery and mechanical equipment
• Maximize the productive uptime of equipment
• Safely troubleshoot live voltage using a voltmeter
• Executes scheduled preventative maintenance to minimize downtime
• Completes Work Order requests as needed and assigned on a timely basis
• Completes facility-specific requests as needed on a timely basis
• Resolves most issues in-house, including electrical troubleshooting and fabrication
• Aid in maintaining a clean and orderly Maintenance shop and related areas
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum High School degree or General Education degree (GED) required
• 3+ years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience, preferably in the food industry
• Equipment and electrical technical understanding, troubleshooting, basic safety, and installation (120V/240V/480V)
• Boiler knowledge, plumbing, welding, and power tools
• HVAC and PLC control logic knowledge preferred
• Computer Skills Required
• Skills/Abilities: Attention to detail, flexibility, and maintenance knowledge
• Willing to work overtime and multi-job functions
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Spanish bilingual preferred, but not required

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
• Ability to work in a packaging area with a moderate powder substance in the air, with or without a respirator
• Frequent squatting, bending, twisting, and bi-lateral wrist movement
• Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require

Quality/Safety Responsibilities

• All Prinova employees are required to ensure compliance standards with food safety, food defense, and food quality (FDA, ILDPH, FSMA, and BRC).
• It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued under OSHA and to follow all rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Company to ensure that their actions do not impact the health and safety of themselves or others.