Maintenance Technician (Rantoul, IL, US, 61866)

Experience Champaign Urbana; Rantoul (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Tech to support our manufacturing operations in the United States. The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, with experience in PLCs, HMIs, and debugging automation equipment to minimize downtime.

Key duties include preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and implementing procedures to improve equipment reliability. Strong reading of manuals, blueprints, and electrical diagrams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication skills.
• A team player with a positive attitude.
• Self-starter with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read manuals and procedures.
• Ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematics, and engineering instructions.
• Knowledge and use of basic power tools (drills, drill press, saws, grinders, pneumatic/hydraulic tools).
• Hands-on knowledge of volt meters and test equipment.
• Ability to solve problems in maintenance of automation equipment and control systems.
• Must be able to work with PLCs and HMIs (frequency drive programming).
• Basic PLC programming for troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on production equipment to ensure smooth operation.
• Develop and refine preventive maintenance procedures.
• Maintain automation equipment to designed standards.
• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions.
• Troubleshoot and repair defective circuitry and components.
• Install equipment to improve operations efficiency.
• Experience with mill, lathe, surface grinder.
• Experience with MIG and TIG welding.
• Analyze machine data to evaluate performance and determine adjustments.
• Understand operation of equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Repair electrical and pneumatic devices.
• Familiar with RO and DI water systems.
• Install and maintain electrical control systems and solid-state equipment.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Self-starter

Manual reading

Blueprints & diagrams

Power tools

Electrical test equipment

PLC & HMI

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Electrical control systems

Wow 480V 3ph

Analytical thinking

Industrial maintenance experience

Tools

Volt meters

Test/measuring equipment

MIG/TIG welding

Mill/Lathe/Surface grinder

Job description

We Make Doors – Where they lead is up to you…

Maintenance Tech

Qualifications:

• Must have strong communication skills
• A team player with a positive attitude
• Will need to be a self-starter and work with minimal supervision
• The ability to read and understand direction procedures in manuals
• How to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, and engineering instructions
• Knowledge and ability to use basic power tools (such as electric drills, drill press, saws, grinders, pneumatic and hydraulic tools)
• Hands on knowledge of volt meters and other test/measuring equipment
• Ability to solve problems (such as maintenance of automation equipment, wiring equipment, connecting airlines, power supply, AC/DC motors and control cabinets)
• Must be able to work with PLCs and HMIs (Programming of the frequency drive)
• Preform basic PLC programming skills for troubleshooting equipment and associated processes
• Experienced with troubleshooting up to 480v 3ph equipment
• Experienced with troubleshooting control circuits
• Strong logical thinking skills
• 5+ years experience in industrial or manufacturing maintenance required

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Preform preventive maintenance on various production equipment to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly
• Develop and refine preventive maintenance procedures for the equipment
• Properly maintain automation equipment, and associated machinery to designed standards
• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions
• Troubleshoot and repair defective circuitry and electronic components
• Install equipment to improve the operations efficiency
• Experienced with mill, lathe, surface grinder
• Experienced with MIG and TIG
• Using data form machine to analyze and evaluate performance and determine adjustment needed.
• Understand how to operate equipment, and to have knowledge of manufacturing equipment and process
• Repairing electrical and pneumatic devices
• Familiar with RO and DI water systems
• Install and maintain electrical control systems and solid state equipment

About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.

JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’.

What we offer

Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. As a global organization, specific benefits may vary, however typically including medical & dental, generous leave policies, retirement program, etc.

JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.