Senior Maintenance Mechanic

Eden Capital Careers; Blue Island (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Eden Capital Careers is seeking a Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician for a fast-growing food processing operation in Blue Island, IL. This on-site role supports a three-shift plant with a hands-on, problem-solving focus.

You'll fix mechanical, electrical, and control-system issues and work to keep production lines running safely and efficiently. The work is physically demanding in a hot, dirty environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical experience with 480V three-phase systems is required.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair in an industrial plant is essential.
• Welding (MIG and stick) is preferred.
• Exposure to SCADA, PLC, or VFD is a plus.
• CMMS experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements and LOTO is required.

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 systems

Mechanical troubleshooting

Welding

SCADA/PLC/VFD

CMMS experience

OSHA/LOTO compliance

Industrial maintenance planning

Tools

SCADA

PLC

VFDs

CMMS

Job description

Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician | Food Processing

Location: Blue Island, IL (On-site)
Pay: $40.00 to $65.00/hour based on skills and experience
Schedule: 1st or 2nd shift
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Overview

A fast-growing food processing operation on the south end of the Chicago area is adding a senior hands-on mechanic to a lean maintenance department that supports a three-shift plant. The site is in the middle of a big capacity buildout, and the culture is entrepreneurial and open to lean, 5S, and kaizen ideas from anyone on the team.

This is a true industrial plant. It gets hot, there are odors, and the work gets dirty. People who do well here take that in stride.

What the Job Involves

• 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

What They Need

• 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