General Maintenance Technician II

Amentum is seeking a General Maintenance Technician II to join our team in East Peoria, IL.

Location:

East Peoria, IL

• Typical work schedule is 6:30 am to 3:00 pm Monday–Friday; hours may vary based on business demand.
• Weekend hours may be scheduled to support our 24/7 operation.

• Facility maintenance preventive maintenance (PMs), repairs to pumps, ventilation, and other facility equipment.
• Monitoring utility and facility industrial equipment such as air compressors, boilers, water testing, oil samples, and collecting data.
• Complete other tasks as assigned by management.
• Work overtime when required and may need to work holidays and weekends.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Two years of preferred experience performing mechanical maintenance in an industrial environment or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to make decisions and communicate well.
• Mechanical and/or electrical skills are preferred.
• Preferred ability to diagnose and troubleshoot facility and utility equipment in an industrial environment.
• Ability to identify and correct safety‑related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to prevent failures.
• Ability to work in an aerial or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher.

• Qualified applicants must pass a pre‑employment substance abuse test.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• This position does not include sponsorship for U.S. work authorization.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a security access badge at the client’s location.
• May require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.

• Ability to regularly lift up to 50 lb.
• Ability to regularly climb extension, roof, step ladders, and stairs at least 10 times during shift.
• Flexibility to bend, stoop, squat repetitively during shift.
• Ability to kneel repetitively during shift.
• Ability to move in a 90‑degree fashion repetitively during shift.
• Ability to stretch/reach repetitively during shift.
• Ability to walk extensively throughout the plant during shift.
• Use of a company/client approved utility knife.
• Ability to differentiate wire colors (color‑coding).
• Some tasks require repetitive wrist movement.
• Ability to interact with clients professionally and friendly even during stress.
• Wear steel‑toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, bump caps and other PPE as needed.
• Cope with job‑related demands and maintain acceptable performance levels.

• Effective communication between co‑workers and management.
• Desire to learn, enhance knowledge and skills.
• Willingness to work overtime when required.
• May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low‑income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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