Maintenance Technician-Night Shift

Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Cicero, IL

Overview: 

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Hire Type:  Direct hire

Job Summary: 

Job Duties:

• Offer technical/ mechanical support across departments in offering definition and positioning. 
• Suggest alternative technical/mechanical solutions to meet company & customer requirements more efficiently, and/or with greater reusability, and / or longer life. 
• Promote and coordinate technical knowledge harvesting within the organization. 
• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions. 
• Controls downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques; monitoring compliance. 
• Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. 
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. 
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 
• Thoroughly test equipment and the solution to problems to ensure equipment always meets production and quality standards. 
• Define, communicate, and enforce all safety requirements. 
• Track and identify new opportunities to improve our methodology and training offerings in the maintenance department. 
• Assist in strategic sales efforts from a technical/mechanical perspective. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 or more years’ experience working as a Maintenance Technician in a manufacturing environment 
• Must be able to make mechanical repairs on industrial drive trains such as gear boxes, gear trains, sprockets, chains, belts and pulleys and be able to properly replace bearings 
• A basic knowledge of bearings, machine parts and electrical pneumatic components, proper usage and installation 
• Must have knowledge of 3 phase electrical systems 
• Must be able to troubleshoot electrical systems from 24 volts DC to 480 volts AC 
• Experience with servo-driven equipment a plus 
• Have working knowledge of industrial motor controls 
• Must be able to understand mechanical drawings and possess good reading comprehension of technical manuals 
• Pipe fitting, welding, and brazing skills a plus 

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information