Senior Packaging Maintenance Lead – High-Speed Food Production

Modern Machining Solutions Inc; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime up to 50 hours

Modern equipment

Private company culture

Job summary

Modern Machining Solutions Inc is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. The role focuses on keeping lines running, rebuilding equipment, and diagnosing faults across baggers, sealers, and scales.

You will mentor junior technicians, perform preventive maintenance, and log activities in the CMMS. On-site shifts offer strong team culture and opportunities for overtime.

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.
• Familiarity with common packaging and weighing brands is a plus.
• CMMS experience preferred.
• Willing and able to coach less experienced mechanics.

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.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Packaging machinery

Preventive maintenance

CMMS

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAS degree or technical certifications

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Modern Machining Solutions Inc is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic for a high-speed food production facility in DuPage County, IL. The role focuses on keeping lines running, rebuilding equipment, and diagnosing faults across baggers, sealers, and scales.

You will mentor junior technicians, perform preventive maintenance, and log activities in the CMMS. On-site shifts offer strong team culture and opportunities for overtime.