Maintenance Mechanic

Hikinex; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry seeks a Maintenance Mechanic to install, maintain, and repair industrial equipment. The ideal candidate will possess a technical degree or substantial experience and demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot problems without supervision.
• Basic knowledge of various mechanical and electrical systems.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, adjust, and replace equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Move machinery using safe lifting and rigging methods.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical Skills

Preventive Maintenance

Electrical Schematics

Education

High school diploma or GED

2-year technical degree in maintenance or 5 years experience

Tools

Portable power tools

Shop equipment

Job description

Maintenance mechanic will safely install, maintain, repair, move, replace, modify, upgrade, troubleshoot, diagnose, adjust, calibrate and perform preventive maintenance on industrial food equipment and devices used in production, office and utility areas. Provide support as needed to Production, Quality and Safety. Serves as a mentor and helps train production operators. The Maintenance mechanic will be a team player.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports food safety and quality problems to personnel with the authority to initiate action.
• Troubleshoot, repair, adjust, and replace equipment and components involving mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, relay logic systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Responsible for communicating equipment breakdown status to shift dispatcher.
• Move equipment and machinery using standard methods of lifting, rigging, hoisting, blocking, skidding and rolling.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Possess a 2-year technical degree in a maintenance field or minimum of 5 years of experience in a maintenance field. Two of the five years must be in a food processing or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems without supervision.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and diagrams.
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot mechanical equipment and machinery.
• Ability work overtime and weekends.
• Basic knowledge of bearings, bushings, gear boxes, fixed / variable power transmissions systems, pump seals, clutches, brakes, manual / automatic control valves, motors, couplings, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, variable frequency drives, transducers, solenoids, relays, motor starters, switches (flow, Photo, proximity, level, pressure, etc), encoders, tachometers, AC and DC drive controls, pipe, tubing, pipe fittings, circuit boards, Programmable logic controllers, transmitters, machining, welding and fabrication etc.
• Ability to set up and operate shop equipment and portable power tools.