Senior Maintenance Technician - Industrial Molding & PLCs

Ingersoll Rand; Forest Park (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to perform high-level mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid power maintenance on rubber molding equipment. You will focus on minimizing downtime, diagnosing complex failures, and mentoring junior technicians.

The role requires expertise with hydraulic presses, steam or electric heating platens, automated controls, and heavy industrial machinery, and is onsite with day shift responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industrial plant maintenance experience.
• Minimum 2 years of maintenance experience in rubber molding, plastic injection molding, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Technical trade school degree, vocational certification, or formal mechanical/electrical apprenticeship preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair high-pressure hydraulic molding presses and related components.
• Diagnose automated machinery inputs/outputs, VFDs, sensors, relays, and PLC systems up to 480V.
• Read, interpret, and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic.
• Inspect and repair steam boiler lines, heating platens, controllers, and cooling circuits.
• Lead major machinery overhauls including bearings, gearboxes, shafts, and transport mechanisms.
• Perform safe heavy rigging to relocate or realign presses and equipment.
• Execute, document, and optimize preventive/predictive maintenance in CMMS.
• Audit parts inventory and maintain maintenance records.
• Lead emergency troubleshooting during production breakdowns.
• Assign daily work orders and mentor junior technicians.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Hydraulic systems

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical drawings

LOTO training

Education

Trade school certification

Apprenticeship

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Multimeters

Welding equipment

CMMS

Job description

Ingersoll Rand in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to perform high-level mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid power maintenance on rubber molding equipment. You will focus on minimizing downtime, diagnosing complex failures, and mentoring junior technicians.

The role requires expertise with hydraulic presses, steam or electric heating platens, automated controls, and heavy industrial machinery, and is onsite with day shift responsibilities.