Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Position Summary

The Maintenance Technician (2nd Shift) performs preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance to support safe, reliable plant operations. This role helps maximize production efficiencies, minimize downtime, and uphold safety and quality standards.

This position requires flexibility to work 40+ hours per week
, including weekends, holidays, overtime
, and on‑call rotation.

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois. This range may not be applicable to other locations. The hourly rate for Illinois based employees for this role is $33.00/hour plus shift differential, if applicable.

Benefits Include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, FSA, HSA, Life & Disability Insurance, 19 Days Paid Time Off and 6% 401K match!

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Use hand tools, power tools, precision instruments, and electrical/electronic testing devices.
• Troubleshoot and repair machines such as blenders, scales, fillers, cappers, check weighers, palletizers, stretch wrappers, AC/DC motors, and drives.
• Complete PMs and work orders in the CMMS system (SAP preferred).
• Conduct equipment inspections and recommend corrective actions.

• Serve as first responder to equipment issues.
• Collaborate with production teams to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently.
• Mentor maintenance trainees and operators.
• Assist in ordering replacement parts through the Parts Clerk.
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives and Daily Management systems.
• Self-train on and operate production equipment as needed.

• Identify and correct unsafe conditions.
• Follow LOTO, Arc Flash, and PPE requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and GMP/HACCP standards.

• Minimum 4 years industrial maintenance experience
• High school diploma or vocational school equivalent
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic schematics
• Experience using electrical test equipment
• Knowledge of basic machine functions and operating sequences
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Must supply own hand tools
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Experience operating Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)

• Training in electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics
• Basic PLC and drive training
• Food processing or dry powder filling experience
• Knowledge of NEC, UL508A, and NFPA 79
• Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with AC/DC motor PMs, wiring, and troubleshooting
• Servo drive and motion control experience
• Spanish preferred
• CMMS experience preferred

• Standing & walking: Frequently
• Bending/stooping: Frequently
• Lifting: Up to 25 lbs occasionally
• Ability to carry materials up to 25 feet and up stairs

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.