Maintenance Technician at I AM Acquisition LLC

Elgin, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 May, 26

Salary

32.0

Posted On

14 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Troubleshooting, Mechanical Repair, Electrical Repair, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Preventative Maintenance, Reading Manuals, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Electric Meters, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, Time Management, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Safety Compliance

Industry

Book and Periodical Publishing

Description

Description Title: Maintenance Technician Location: Elgin, IL Shift(s): 1st; 2nd; 3rd Internal/External posting: External AI Applicant Screening used: No Salary Range: $25.00 - $32.00 (Depending on Shift) POSITION SCOPE: The Maintenance Technician is responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and improving the filling and packaging equipment and machinery in our food packaging facility. The Maintenance Technician performs both routine and preventative maintenance as scheduled through work order control. Equipment includes vertical form-fill-seal such as Hayssen and Matrix, horizontal form-fill-seal such as Bartelt, multi-lane vertical such as Ropak, and cartoning machines. REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Understands, follows, and enforces all established safety health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices. Understands, follows, and enforces all established policies, procedures, and recognized practices. Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment. Set up and troubleshoot packaging machines and lines Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and make adjustments. Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards Regulate machine flow or speed Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during operation and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. Perform simple machinist skills. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties. Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision. Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery Limited travel may be required Maintains quality service through organization standards. Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or relevant field, or equivalent work experience. Strong self-starter. Must be investigative by nature and willing to challenge the status quo. Extremely detail-oriented with strong organizational skills. Bilingual (Spanish) Exceptional critical thinking & problem-solving skills. Proficiency with payroll systems and software applications Reading comprehension of technical documents Excellent written and spoken communication skills Exemplary analytic problem-solving and troubleshooting skills Ability to nurture effective professional relationships with management, staff, vendors and customers Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities Project management abilities Confidence to thrive under pressure Professional demeanor and attitude PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required to use hands to type, key, handle, feel or operate machinery, objects or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit for periods of time, often upwards of 15% of the day. The employee frequently must stand for extended periods, often upwards of 85% of the day. The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, climb stairs, or bend, often upwards of 50% of the day. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and at times lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (With or without corrective lenses) Possess strong hearing acuity SAFETY: Adhere to company safety policies and procedures Wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) where needed Immediately report any unsafe conditions or other safety-related issues WORK ENVIRONMENT: While the work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, they are in no way all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on the production floor. The noise level in the work environment is typically medium and can be mitigated through the use of ear protection.

Responsibilities

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and improving filling and packaging equipment, performing both routine and preventative maintenance as scheduled through work order control. This includes setting up, troubleshooting, and making adjustments to various packaging machines like form-fill-seal and cartoning equipment.