Lead Packaging Maintenance Technician

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime up to 50 hours/week

Modern equipment

Investment in maintenance tools

Strong team culture

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in DuPage County, IL, is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic to support our high-speed food production lines. This is a top-level maintenance role focused on keeping packaging and processing equipment running reliably.

You will diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults, overhaul machines, and mentor junior technicians. Overtime up to 50 hrs/week and a modern CMMS system are part of the package.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of maintenance experience in high-speed food packaging
• Strong electrical troubleshooting ability, with no full electrician credentials required
• Experience maintaining and rebuilding packaging machinery such as baggers, form-fill-seal equipment, and sealers
• Willing to coach less experienced mechanics
• High school diploma or GED; AAS degree, technical certifications, or equivalent hands‑on 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 your 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

Maintenance experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Packaging machinery

CMMS experience

Coaching/mentoring

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAS degree or technical certifications

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in DuPage County, IL, is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic to support our high-speed food production lines. This is a top-level maintenance role focused on keeping packaging and processing equipment running reliably.

You will diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults, overhaul machines, and mentor junior technicians. Overtime up to 50 hrs/week and a modern CMMS system are part of the package.