Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician Ii

Location:

Gurnee, IL Pay: $18-$33/hr

Employment Type:

Contract

Schedule:

12-Hour Shift

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician II to support a highly regulated medical manufacturing operation. This position is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment, with a strong focus on injection molding machinery, electrical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, automation, and preventive maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience and be comfortable independently diagnosing complex equipment failures in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment issues.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production and manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain and troubleshoot injection molding machines and associated auxiliary equipment.
• Troubleshoot motors, sensors, heaters, thermocouples, relays, contractors, and machine controls.
• Diagnose hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including pumps, valves, cylinders, regulators, and fittings.
• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and safely restore machinery to operation.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring equipment failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Complete scheduled preventive maintenance activities and document completed work.
• Support equipment installations, modifications, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
• Troubleshoot robotic and automated manufacturing equipment.

• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently diagnose and repair complex manufacturing equipment.
• Strong preventive and corrective maintenance experience.
• Ability to read and interpret:
  • Electrical schematics
  • Mechanical drawings
  • Hydraulic diagrams
  • Pneumatic diagrams
• Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems and machine controls.

• Experience maintaining plastic injection molding equipment.
• Experience with Engel, Arburg, Milacron, or similar injection molding machines.
• Experience troubleshooting robotics, automation, conveyors, dryers, chillers, temperature controllers, and material handling equipment.
• Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with in medical device, pharmaceutical, or FDA-regulated manufacturing.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and GMP requirements.