Senior Maintenance Technician (Rantoul, IL, US, 61866)

Experience Champaign Urbana; Rantoul (IL); On-site; USD 96,965,000 - 111,263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Holiday pay

401k retirement plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. in Illinois is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to join our manufacturing team. You will perform preventive maintenance on production equipment and support automation systems.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting electrical/control systems, programming of drives, and maintaining equipment to high standards. The role requires strong problem-solving, PLC/HMI expertise, and a proactive, self-motivated approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Ability to read manuals, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering instructions.
• Proficient with PLCs and HMIs and frequency drive programming.
• Hands-on with voltmeters and test equipment.
• Able to troubleshoot up to 480V 3-phase equipment.
• Strong problem-solving and logical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on production equipment.
• Develop and refine preventive maintenance procedures.
• Maintain automation equipment to design standards.
• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions.
• Troubleshoot and repair circuitry and electronic components.
• Install equipment to improve operations efficiency.
• Maintain electrical control systems and related equipment.
• Work with milling, lathe, and grinders; MIG/TIG as needed.
• Read data from machines to analyze performance.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Blueprints & manuals reading

Electrical testing & volt meters

PLCs & HMIs knowledge

Preventive maintenance

Tools

Power tools

MIG welding

TIG welding

Job description

JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to join our growing team.

Senior 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

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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. Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees will accrue up to 15 days’ vacation leave annually and receive ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees can also enroll in the following company benefit programs including, 401k Retirement Savings Plan, Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Tuition Reimbursement, and Employee Discount Program.

Expected pay for this role is between $33.84 to $38.83 per hour and is based on experience and qualifications.

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.

JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.