Senior Packaging Maintenance Mechanic — High-Speed Plant

Saint Cyr Partners; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime up to 50 hours/week

Modern equipment

Strong team culture

Private ownership stability

Job summary

Saint Cyr Partners in DuPage County, IL is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic to keep high‑speed packaging and processing lines running. You will diagnose mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic faults and rebuild equipment during planned or emergency downtime, mentoring junior techs and documenting work in CMMS.

The role requires 5–10+ years in food packaging maintenance, strong electrical troubleshooting, and the ability to work independently on complex problems.

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.
• High school diploma or GED required; AAS degree, technical certifications, or equivalent hands‑on experience preferred.
• Willing and able to coach less experienced mechanics.
• Self-sufficient and comfortable taking on the toughest problems on the floor.

Responsibilities

• Keep high-speed packaging and processing equipment running across a large, multi-line plant
• Rebuild and refurbish machinery to like-new condition during both 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 your 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

Mentoring others

Problem solving

Self-sufficient

Education

High school diploma or GED

AAS degree or technical certifications

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Saint Cyr Partners in DuPage County, IL is seeking a Lead Packaging Maintenance Mechanic to keep high‑speed packaging and processing lines running. You will diagnose mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic faults and rebuild equipment during planned or emergency downtime, mentoring junior techs and documenting work in CMMS.

The role requires 5–10+ years in food packaging maintenance, strong electrical troubleshooting, and the ability to work independently on complex problems.