Sr. Maintenance Technician

Gilder Search Group; Sycamore (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with match

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a senior electrical maintenance technician for a day-shift role at a heavy-manufacturing plant in Sycamore, IL. You will diagnose and repair faults on motors, drives, and control systems to prevent downtime.

The role is hands-on, with troubleshooting, conduit work, and preventive checks across electrical assets. It offers top-of-market hourly pay and a stable, long-established manufacturer to grow with.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 10+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• 10+ years of industrial electrical troubleshooting and repair across motors, drives, controls, and 3-phase power.
• Able to read electrical schematics and prints.
• Experience diagnosing with multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• Welding experience and forklift operation preferred.
• Proficient in basic computer logging (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Keep production equipment running by diagnosing and repairing electrical faults before downtime
• Troubleshoot short circuits, wiring, and control malfunctions using meters and diagnostic tools
• Install and wire new equipment, conduit, and controls for line changes
• Read electrical schematics and prints to isolate problems
• Run preventive inspections on generators, motors, breakers, and control panels
• Support mechanical repairs and light welding/fabrication as needed

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Motor controls

3-phase power

Welding

Forklift operation

Reading schematics

Preventive maintenance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN - ELECTRICAL | MANUFACTURING | Sycamore, IL area

An established heavy-manufacturing plant is adding a senior electrical maintenance technician to its day-shift team. This is the person who keeps heavy production equipment running - diagnosing and repairing faults on motors, drives, and control systems before they cost the plant downtime. The work is hands-on and varied: troubleshooting with a meter one hour, pulling and landing conduit for a new machine the next, and running preventive checks across the plant's electrical assets. For a seasoned industrial electrician, this offers top-of-market hourly pay, a straight day schedule, and a stable, long-established manufacturer to build a career with.

• Anticipated $35.60-$50.00/hr, based on experience
• Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K w/ match, PTO, holidays
• 1st shift (days), Monday-Friday

Overview

• Keep production equipment running by diagnosing and repairing electrical faults on motors, drives, and control systems before they cause downtime
• Troubleshoot short circuits, faulty wiring, and control malfunctions using multimeters and diagnostic tools
• Install and wire new equipment, conduit, and controls for line changes and machine relocations
• Read and work from electrical schematics and prints to isolate problems
• Run preventive inspections on generators, motors, breakers, and control panels, and log the work
• Support mechanical repairs and light welding/fabrication as the job requires

Preferred Skills and Experience

• High school diploma or GED
• 10+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing plant
• Strongly Preferred - 10+ years of industrial electrical troubleshooting and repair across motors, drives, controls, and 3-phase power
• Able to read electrical schematics and prints
• Diagnostic experience with multimeters and oscilloscopes
• Welding experience, structural or repair
• Forklift operation
• Intermediate shop math and basic computer logging (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Keywords

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