Lead Packaging Maintenance Tech – High Speed Lines

Kingfisher Recruiting; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligible

Modern equipment

Strong team culture

Stable ownership

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production plant in DuPage County, IL. The role is on-site with a strong emphasis on maintaining and rebuilding packaging machinery across multiple lines.

You will troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical faults, mentor junior technicians, perform preventive maintenance in a modern CMMS-enabled environment, and partner with operations and engineering on optimization projects.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of maintenance experience in high-speed food packaging, co-packing, or food manufacturing.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting ability; no full electrician credentials required.
• CMMS experience preferred; familiarity with packaging equipment is a plus.

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; fix them independently.
• Handle electrical troubleshooting and repairs on the lines as part of daily work.
• Coach and mentor junior technicians on best practices and problem-solving on the floor.
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks and log all work in the CMMS.
• Work with operations and engineering on improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mentoring Juniors

Self-sufficient

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAS degree or technical certs

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production plant in DuPage County, IL. The role is on-site with a strong emphasis on maintaining and rebuilding packaging machinery across multiple lines.

You will troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical faults, mentor junior technicians, perform preventive maintenance in a modern CMMS-enabled environment, and partner with operations and engineering on optimization projects.