Manufacturing Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician – 3rd Shift

Location: Carol Stream, IL

Type: Full‑time

The Plant Maintenance Technician conducts preventive maintenance and repairs of our physical plant and manufacturing assets at the Carol Stream and Hanover Park facilities; they also perform electrical and other mechanical modifications and installations.

• Ensures safe operation of machinery and mechanical equipment
• Maximize the productive uptime of equipment
• Safely troubleshoot live voltage using a voltmeter
• Executes scheduled preventative maintenance to minimize downtime
• Completes Work Order requests as needed and assigned on a timely basis
• Completes facility‑specific requests as needed on a timely basis
• Resolves most issues in‑house, including electrical troubleshooting and fabrication
• Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly maintenance shop and related areas
• Other duties may be assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum High School degree or General Education Degree (GED) required
• 3+ years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience, preferably in the food industry
• Equipment and electrical technical understanding, troubleshooting, basic safety, and installation (120V/240V/480V)
• Boiler knowledge, plumbing, welding, and power tools
• HVAC and PLC control logic knowledge preferred
• Computer skills

• Attention to detail, flexibility, and maintenance knowledge
• Willing to work overtime and multi‑job functions
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Spanish bilingual preferred, but not required

Must be willing to travel to support Hanover Park and Itasca locations as needed.

• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to wear required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
• Ability to work in a packaging area with a moderate powder substance in the air, with or without a respirator
• Ability to work above the shoulders
• Other physical requirements include frequent squatting, bending, twisting, and bi‑lateral wrist movement
• Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.

All employees are required to ensure compliance with food safety, food defense, and food quality standards. Employees must comply with occupational safety and health standards under OSHA and follow all company rules and procedures to ensure health and safety.

Competitive Pay: $23 – $34 an hour (including $2 shift differential). Experience, education, geographic location and shift are taken into consideration.

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employer paid STD and LTD
• HSA and FSA
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• PTO
• Employer paid Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) & Roth with employer match
• Eight Paid Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays
• Voluntary Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident coverage
• Personal growth including training and development opportunities

Disclaimer:
Prinova is committed to providing equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, creed, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, ancestry, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic or group status protected under applicable law.