Senior Industrial Maint Tech - Food Plant (3-Shift)

Kingfisher Recruiting; Blue Island (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician for a busy food processing plant in Blue Island, IL. This on-site role supports a three-shift operation, performing mechanical and electrical maintenance with emphasis on reliability and safety.

The position requires diagnosing complex faults, welding, installing pumps and conveyors, and using SCADA/PLC/VFD systems while maintaining PMs in CMMS.

Qualifications

• Experience with 480V three-phase electrical systems.
• Industrial plant maintenance troubleshooting.
• MIG and stick welding preferred.
• SCADA/PLC/VFD exposure is a plus.
• CMMS experience preferred.
• OSHA/LOTO knowledge required.
• Comfortable in a hot, non–air-conditioned environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical maintenance across a three-shift plant.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues.
• Weld, fabricate, and rig as needed.
• Install and service pumps, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, screens, and tanks.
• Use SCADA, PLCs, VFDs, sensors to locate faults.
• Complete PM work in CMMS and maintain records.
• Follow LOTO, confined space, hot work, OSHA rules.
• Assist maintenance manager with planning and prioritizing work.
• Be a dependable on-call resource for any shift.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical troubleshooting

Welding MIG & STICK

SCADA/PLC/VFD exposure

CMMS experience

OSHA/LOTO knowledge

Physically demanding environment

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician for a busy food processing plant in Blue Island, IL. This on-site role supports a three-shift operation, performing mechanical and electrical maintenance with emphasis on reliability and safety.

The position requires diagnosing complex faults, welding, installing pumps and conveyors, and using SCADA/PLC/VFD systems while maintaining PMs in CMMS.