Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic - Food Production

Talent Solutions Partners; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime up to 50 hours per week

Modern equipment and tools

Strong team culture

Job summary

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. This on-site role supports multiple fast lines and requires top-level mechanical expertise, especially in electronics and form-fill-seal equipment.

You will mentor junior techs, perform preventive maintenance, and coordinate with operations and engineering on process improvements. Salary reflects 40–55 USD/hour with potential overtime.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of maintenance experience in high-speed food packaging, co-packing, or food manufacturing.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting ability, with no full electrician credentials required.
• Proven experience maintaining and rebuilding packaging machinery such as baggers, form-fill-seal equipment, and sealers.
• Familiarity with common packaging and weighing brands is a plus.
• CMMS experience preferred.
• Willing and able to coach less experienced mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Keep high-speed packaging and processing equipment running across a large, multi-line plant.
• Rebuild and refurbish machinery to like-new condition during planned and emergency downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults and fix without waiting for help.
• Handle electrical troubleshooting and repairs on the lines as part of daily work.
• Teach and mentor junior technicians, passing along knowledge.
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks and log all work in the CMMS.
• Work alongside operations and engineering on improvement projects.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical troubleshooting

CMMS experience

Mentoring

Packaging equipment know-how

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAS degree or technical certs

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. This on-site role supports multiple fast lines and requires top-level mechanical expertise, especially in electronics and form-fill-seal equipment.

You will mentor junior techs, perform preventive maintenance, and coordinate with operations and engineering on process improvements. Salary reflects 40–55 USD/hour with potential overtime.