Maintenance Tech - Antioch, IL location

We are looking to hire a Maintenance Tech. The Maintenance Tech will maintain, modify, and repair machinery and equipment as schedule requires or as directed by team lead.

Primary functions include:

• Perform P/M's and assist with maintenance projects. 
• Maintain machinery, equipment, and fixtures.
• Review maintenance / repair schedule to determine material requirements.
• Operate maintenance equipment, machines, and tools.
• Maintains open communication with team lead to ensure project schedules are met.
• Complies with and enforces all company policies and procedures.
• Ensures consistent and maximum throughput while maintaining quality.
• Ensures that product loss and scrap are kept to a minimum.
• Notifies team lead of supply inventories and material needs.
• Keeps plant fabrication/tool area in ‘tour-ready’ condition at all times.
• Forklift Operation. Training and certification available
• May be required to travel to different (local) locations.

Additional:

• Overtime and Saturdays may be required as determined by the Company. when conditions require employees to work extra hours to satisfy customer demands. When this happens, employees will be expected to work overtime at the Supervisor’s request.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

4-8 years of experience in building and equipment maintenance; or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

1. Manufacturing and building systems, machines, and equipment.
2. Must have a high level of mechanical understanding. 
3. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as: drawings, prints, diagrams, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
4. Will work in all aspects of maintenance-electric, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic controls.

SKILL IN:

1. Maintenance Tools – Including but not limited to welder, mill, press, shear, drills, lathe, and hand tools.
2. Use of measuring devices such as: caliper and micrometer.
3. Operating a forklift.
4. MUST HAVE STRONG ELECTRICAL TROUBLSHOOTING ABILITIES

ABILITY TO:

1. Work with fellow employees.
2. Effectively communicate with others.
3. Adapt to a changing environment.
4. Problem solves.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.