Lead Packaging Maintenance Tech — High‑Speed Food Lines

Eden Capital Careers; 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

Private, stable operation with strong/

Job summary

Eden Capital Careers is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. The role focuses on keeping multi-line packaging equipment running, rebuilding machinery during downtime, and diagnosing mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults to minimize downtime.

We require 5–10+ years in food manufacturing, strong electrical troubleshooting, CMMS experience, and the ability to coach junior technicians.

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.
• CMMS experience preferred.

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 on baggers, sealers, scales, and supporting equipment, and fix them without waiting on help.
• Handle electrical troubleshooting and repairs on the lines as part of daily work.
• Teach and mentor junior technicians, passing along what you know.
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks and log all work in the CMMS.
• Work alongside operations and engineering on improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Maintenance experience

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma/GED

AAS degree or technical certs

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Eden Capital Careers is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. The role focuses on keeping multi-line packaging equipment running, rebuilding machinery during downtime, and diagnosing mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults to minimize downtime.

We require 5–10+ years in food manufacturing, strong electrical troubleshooting, CMMS experience, and the ability to coach junior technicians.