3rd Shift Maintenance Technician

Illinois Tool Works; Gallatin (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized multi-industry manufacturing leader seeks a Maintenance Technician for its Gallatin, TN facility. This role focuses on equipment upkeep, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting to ensure operational efficiency and a safe working environment. Candidates should have relevant experience and strong mechanical and electrical skills.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of related experience required.
• Basic computer knowledge required.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose malfunction of operational equipment.
• Modify electrical prototypes and troubleshoot electrical control systems.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting and programming

Effective communication

Ability to work in a team environment

Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or equivalent from technical school

Job description

Job Description:

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a Fortune 300 company, a global multi-industry manufacturing leader.With a revenue of $15.9 billion in 2024, ITW operates in 53 countries and employs approximately 44,000 people.The company is known for its innovative solutions and diverse range of products, including those used in the automotive, food equipment, and construction industries.

StampTech Fasteners TM Division Description:

The ITW StampTech Fastener TM Division serves the major OEMs and Tier suppliers in the North American automotive market. The division supplies stamped metal fasteners and engineered fastener assemblies that leverage our deep-draw stamping technologies. The annual revenue for the division is approximately $160M. Locations include Gallatin, TN, Lexington, KY & Naugatuck, CT.

The Division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, StampTech Fasteners TM enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America, exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide and continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product provides value and meets customer expectations.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for efficient operation, upkeep, and repair of equipment, facilities, and systems. This role is responsible for performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, and responding to maintenance requests to minimize downtime and ensure a safe working environment.

Primary Key Responsibilities

• Hold self-accountable to create and maintain a safe working environment
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment and facility infrastructure equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunction or failure of operational equipment and performs corrective maintenance action.
• Performs changeovers and adjusting machines to ensure proper operation of equipment.
• Maintains maintenance records for individual work in CMMS
• Ability to plan and install new electrical connections for manufacturing equipment
• Mechanically capable of diagnosing and repairing manufacturing equipment
• Modifies electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations under the direction of an Electrical Engineer.
• Plans, directs, and records periodic electrical testing
• Troubleshoot electrical control systems via online connection to PLCs and understanding of ladder diagram language to identify inputs and outputs
• 5S Responsibilities
• Performance to comply with all company Procedures, Policies, and Work Instructions
• May perform electrical, mechanical, welding, plumbing and carpentry duties as needed for the facility.
• Reads and interprets drawings and schematics to locate problem areas and suggests methods for corrective action.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school
• 2-5 years of related experience
• Proficient with basic PLC, troubleshooting, and programming
• Experience with operating a forklift
• Basic computer knowledge
• Effectively communicate in a professional demeanor when dealing with the public or any level of employees.
• Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment or independently
• Ability to work overtime

Physical Demands

• The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel, talk or hear; and smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee could be exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

ITW is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.