Maintenance Mechanic

Company Overview

Win Cup is a food service packaging company focused on providing our customers and consumers the highest quality products allowing them to enjoy the beverages and foods they love, whether at home, or on the go. Win Cup was established in 1962 and is now a leading manufacturer passionately transitioning into an innovative, technology driven enterprise focused on creating superior products and brands directly addressing plastic pollution.

Win Cup is driven by our Vio biodegradable foam technology, Our Phade line of PHA based straws and stirrers is the only Marine Biodegradable, Home and Industrial Compostable straws and stirrers in the world.

Win Cup offers our full-time team members great benefit choices for you and your family with most benefit eligibility 31 days after hire, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, accruing paid time off, short and long-term disability, EAP, 401(k) with a company match available after 60 days. Win Cup actively provides training and education assistance to develop employees.

Maintenance Mechanic

West Chicago, IL

Maintenance Manager

$23-$30/HR

The Maintenance Mechanic position is responsible for troubleshooting, diagnoses, and mechanical and/or electrical repairs and adjustments of production and packaging equipment. The adjustments and repairs are performed on cup machines, inspectors, baggers, pre-expansion machines and conveyors along with repairing molds and performing change-over of molds.

• Diagnoses problems by inspecting and disassembling equipment to determine extent of repairs necessary.
• Performs mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic and hydro repairs to the cup machines, inspectors, bagging machines, pre-expansion machines and conveyors.
• Uses drawings, diagrams, and operational manuals, manufacturing specifications, etc., when diagnosing problems and making repairs.
• Performs equipment evaluations at the start of shift to ensure production flow is consistent.
• Repairs and re‑build parts such as lift, bagger, pre‑expansion and inspector cylinders along with pneumatic valves, steam and air regulators.
• Makes up and replaces lengths of steam hoses, air and water lines to include pipe threading.
• Prepares and repairs cup molds while working in the mold cage.
• Performs mold change‑over on cup machines.
• Provides assistance to other Maintenance Mechanics while working on production machines and associated equipment.
• Responsible for communicating to the leadership team immediately of any failure to meet established quality standards to ensure required training and action.
• Notifies the Maintenance Manager, Lead, and team members on any adjustments of repairs that are outside of their scope of responsibility or ability to repair.
• Perform all work in a safe manner to include performing lock‑out/tag‑out of equipment before making any repairs.
• Communicate with supervisors and co‑workers on the status of equipment.
• Maintains housekeeping standards by keeping a clean and safe work area at all times.
• Attend meeting and training session as required.
• Participates in the training of new employees.
• Performs additional assignments and/or special projects that may require physical activity beyond those required functions of the job.
• Maintains housekeeping standards by keeping a clean work area at all times.
• Adheres to all good manufacturing practices (GMP), food safety, HACCP and SQF process requirements; rectify and/or report any and all non‑compliance to Management or the SQF practitioner immediately.
• Follows Win Cup OPERA Values, safety initiatives, and other related plant standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ability to follow directives with STM leadership, managers, supervisors, in ensuring productivity and target levels are sustained.
• Ensures all company policies and procedures including manufacturing and safety policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• Collaboration with plant, safety, and leadership.
• Ability to complete mandated new manufacturing training on equipment to maximize output efficiencies.
• Supports all current and new product introductions.