Senior Packaging Maintenance Lead — High-Speed Food Lines

Job Juncture

Glendale Heights (IL)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 76,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Overtime up to 50 hours/week

Modern equipment/maintenance tools

Strong team culture

Private, stable operation

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. This on-site role offers $40.00 to $55.00 per hour, with multiple shifts and overtime opportunities up to 50 hours per week.

You will lead maintenance on advanced packaging lines and mentor junior technicians. The successful candidate will have 5–10+ years in related maintenance, strong electrical troubleshooting, and experience with bagging and form-fill-seal equipment,

Qualifications

5-10+ years of maintenance experience in high-speed food packaging, co-packing, or food manufacturing.
Strong electrical troubleshooting ability, with no full electrician credentials required.
Proven experience maintaining and rebuilding packaging machinery such as baggers, form-fill-seal equipment, and sealers.
CMMS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Keep high-speed packaging and processing equipment running across a large, multi-line plant.
Rebuild and refurbish machinery to like-new condition during planned and emergency downtime.
Diagnose mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical faults on baggers, sealers, scales, and supporting equipment and fix them without waiting on help.
Handle electrical troubleshooting and repairs on the lines as part of daily work.
Teach and mentor junior technicians, passing along what you know.
Complete preventive maintenance tasks and log all work in the CMMS.
Work alongside operations and engineering on improvement projects.