Maintenance Technician

Spectrum Preferred Meats; Mount Morris (IL); On-site; USD 41,328 - 68,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Job summary

Spectrum Preferred Meats is seeking a full-time Maintenance Technician in Mount Morris, Illinois. In this role, you'll perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, repairs, and preventive maintenance on equipment. The position requires knowledge of safety practices and effective communication skills. Compensation ranges from $30.00 to $50.00 per hour, with benefits including 401(k) and health insurance. The shift is Monday to Friday, day shift, with overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Work safety oriented.
• Strong working knowledge of computers and food processing equipment.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player, self-starter, motivator, goal-oriented, strategic thinker.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety related policies and guidelines.
• Perform basic to mid-level break-fix and preventive maintenance.
• Conduct troubleshooting and repair on machinery.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities.
• Update records and review CMMS history.
• Work within small teams and/or with contractors.

Skills

Work safety oriented

Strong working knowledge of computers and food processing equipment

Verbal and written communication skills

Team player

Self-starter

Motivator

Goal oriented

Strategic thinker

Job description

Description

The primary purpose of the Maintenance Technician is to work in a team or autonomously performing basic to mid-level mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on equipment in accordance with manufacturer's manuals, diagrams, sketches, and prints.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety related policies, rules, regulations, technical instructions, and guidelines.
• Maintain situational awareness and identify unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Perform basic to mid-level break‑fix and preventative maintenance.
• Perform troubleshooting, dismantling, examining, adjusting, repairing or replacing defective parts, and testing of devices to observe performance.
• Recondition and repair machine tools; re‑align and adjust components such as belts, spindles, clutches; remove and replace bearings, gearboxes, drive gears, and motors.
• Locate damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machines, measure, cut, thread, and install new pipe.
• Identify and source parts, supplies, and repair items as necessary.
• Independently perform maintenance as per industry standards.
• Set up and operate multiple machining operations including drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Perform welding tasks if required.
• Comply with 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities, process and cost savings.
• Update records and review CMMS history.
• Utilize predictive maintenance technologies to collect equipment performance data.
• Work within small teams and/or with contractors.
• Complete on-the-job and technical self‑study programs for career development.
• Work in and around the buildings and grounds as needed.

Qualifications

• Work safety oriented.
• Strong working knowledge of computers and food processing equipment.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player, self‑starter, motivator, goal oriented, strategic thinker.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Perform duties while standing, walking, using hands/fingers, reaching, climbing, ascending/descending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling; occasionally sit.
• Occasionally lift or move more than 50 pounds.
• Use close vision and color vision; be routinely exposed to outside weather conditions ranging from -35°F and up.
• Risk of electrical shock; work primarily in factory environment that is typically loud and may expose to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery floors.

Job Type

Full‑time

Pay

$30.00 – $50.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance

Schedule

• 8‑hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

EEO Statement

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.