Maintenance Technician

HIRING IMMEDIATELY: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IN BERKELEY, IL

Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Maintenance Technician to join our team in Berkeley, Illinois. This individual will be responsible for ensuring that all work activities under its span of control are performed with attention to the highest standards of food quality, safe processes, compliance with all appropriate legal requirements and a focus on continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate will possess high school graduate or equivalent, minimum 2 years production environment and maintenance experience, and much more listed below.

• Starting at $28-$36/hour
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision
• Full time
• Located in Berkeley, Illinois

• Troubleshoot, analyze, repair, and maintain all electronic and instrumental production machinery. This includes advanced equipment such as program
• Programmable logic controllers (PLC) and other microprocessor devices, motors and speed regulators including servos, feedback devices, cam switches, electronic display panels and industrial personal computers, photoelectric devices, bar-code readers, inductive proximity sensors, pneumatic actuators, temperature controllers, phase angle controllers, as well as relays and switching devices
• Design and implement test procedures for electrical/electronic and pneumatic devices used in machine/process control systems. Issue reports detailing all test results
• Support start-up, maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic equipment and machinery
• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the following: packaging equipment, PLC Conveyance Systems, culinary equipment, and other mechanical equipment
• Troubleshoot and maintain Pro-seal Packing Technology Systems
• Ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels in respective areas are met and staff trained
• Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with upper management and team in a professional manner
• Conduct recurring inventory and maintain records to comply with company, government and accrediting agency standards
• Coordinate activities with other internal departments and participate in management team meetings
• Determine the necessity for repair and/or replacement of equipment and perform required corrective operations while adhering to data architecture guidelines and PLC protocol
• Comply with all local, state, and national electrical code requirements
• Maintain necessary records
• Move materials as directed in the performance of duties
• Detect and report improper operation, faulty equipment, defective materials, and unusual conditions to proper supervision
• Maintain cleanliness of work area and equipment
• Follow prescribed safety rules and comply with OSHA regulations
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must complete all company and government required training as necessary
• Minimum 2 years production environment and maintenance experience
• Ability to use electrical test equipment
• Strong communication skills—must have sufficient computer skills and be comfortable operating computer to properly navigate company computer programs to perform tasks
• Ability to speak, read and write English to understand and perform job assignments
• Forklift experience or certifications are a plus
• Always present an optimistic and professional image
• Able to be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.
• Comfortable bending, climbing and crawling to access machinery, reaching into small spaces.
• Can lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.
• Be able to travel, locally, when required.
• Position may require extended hours including evenings and/or weekends

Accurate Personnel provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.