Senior Industrial Maintenance Tech — Food Processing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is hiring a Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician for a fast-growing food processing operation in Blue Island, IL. The role is on-site with 1st or 2nd shift and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

You will diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, including 480V equipment, and perform MIG welding while maintaining PMs in the CMMS. You’ll work in a hot, dirty plant environment and contribute to lean, 5S, and kaizen improvements.

Qualifications

• Electrical experience with 480V three-phase systems required.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair experience in an industrial plant; food, chemical, or similar process environments preferred.
• MIG and stick welding preferred.
• SCADA, PLC, or VFD exposure a plus.
• CMMS experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and LOTO required.
• Comfortable in a physical environment without air conditioning.

Responsibilities

• Handle mechanical and electrical maintenance across a three-shift food processing plant.
• Diagnose and fix mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic problems, including 480V equipment.
• Weld (MIG and stick), fabricate, and rig as jobs call for it.
• Install, align, and service pumps, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, screens, and tanks.
• Use SCADA, PLCs, VFDs, sensors, and instrumentation to track down equipment faults.
• Complete PM work in the CMMS and keep work and parts records accurate.
• Follow and enforce LOTO, confined space, hot work, and OSHA rules.
• Help the maintenance manager plan and prioritize work.
• Be the person any shift can count on when something breaks.

Skills

Electrical 480V

Mechanical troubleshooting

MIG welding

SCADA/PLC/VFD exposure

CMMS

LOTO/OSHA

Tools

SCADA

PLC

VFD

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is hiring a Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician for a fast-growing food processing operation in Blue Island, IL. The role is on-site with 1st or 2nd shift and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

You will diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, including 480V equipment, and perform MIG welding while maintaining PMs in the CMMS. You’ll work in a hot, dirty plant environment and contribute to lean, 5S, and kaizen improvements.