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PDS Tech Commercial is hiring skilled Maintenance Technicians to support a leading global nutrition manufacturer. If you're an experienced industrial maintenance professional who thrives on troubleshooting, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on a fast-paced manufacturing operation while advancing your technical expertise.

At a Glance

Location: On-site in Aurora, IL

Available Shifts

2nd Shift

Monday to Friday | 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM

3rd Shift

Monday to Friday | 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM

Pay: $36.00 - $40.00 per hour based on experience

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About the Role

As a Maintenance Technician II, you'll play a vital role in maximizing plant performance through preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements. You'll work hands-on with advanced manufacturing and packaging equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production operations.

This position is ideal for a maintenance professional who enjoys solving technical challenges, collaborating across teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

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What You'll Do

• Perform preventive and reactive maintenance on manufacturing and packaging equipment.

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues.

• Diagnose equipment failures and serve as the first responder for production machine problems.

• Maintain and repair equipment including blenders, scales, fillers, cappers, labelers, check weighers, case erectors, palletizers, stretch wrappers, motors, and drives.

• Utilize electrical testing equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, ohm meters, and meggers.

• Interpret electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical schematics and drawings.

• Complete preventive maintenance schedules and work orders within CMMS systems.

• Coordinate replacement parts procurement through designated processes.

• Support equipment reliability, process optimization, and continuous improvement projects.

• Partner closely with production teams to ensure safe and effective equipment operation.

• Perform inspections and identify opportunities for corrective and preventive maintenance actions.

• Mentor maintenance trainees and operators while sharing technical expertise.

• Support plant safety initiatives and maintain compliance with quality and operational standards.

• Assist with equipment ownership initiatives and help drive improvements in safety, uptime, and productivity.

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Required Qualifications (Must-Have / Screening Criteria)

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements to be considered:

• High School Diploma, Vocational School Diploma, or equivalent.

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience supporting filling and packaging equipment in a manufacturing environment.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on electromechanical troubleshooting experience working with 24VDC through 480VAC systems.

• Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and industrial systems.

• Experience diagnosing and repairing production equipment failures in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

• Ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and control schematics.

• Experience utilizing electrical test equipment, including voltmeters, ammeters, ohm meters, and meggers.

• Working knowledge of lockout/tagout procedures, Arc Flash requirements, and PPE standards.

• Experience with AC/DC motors, drives, wiring, preventive maintenance, and equipment troubleshooting.

• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

• Must possess personal hand tools.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform frequent standing, walking, bending, and stooping.

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Preferred Qualifications

The following experiences are highly desirable but are not required:

• Experience in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.

• Experience with fabrication and welding.

• Familiarity with PLCs and PLC troubleshooting to support equipment diagnostics and repair.

• Technical training in electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems.

• Knowledge of NEC standards.

• Familiarity with UL508A and NFPA 79 codes.

• Experience with CMMS platforms such as SAP.

• Experience working in GMP and HACCP-regulated environments.

• Dry powder filling experience.

• Motion control systems, servo drives, and servo motors experience.

• Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement experience.

• Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) certification or experience.

• Spanish language skills.

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Why Join Us?

This is more than a maintenance role. It's an opportunity to become part of a manufacturing team where your expertise directly influences production performance, operational excellence, and product quality.

You'll enjoy:

• Competitive hourly compensation

• Exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies and equipment

• Opportunities for technical growth and skill development

• A collaborative environment that values safety, innovation, and continuous improvement

• The chance to contribute to meaningful products that support health and nutrition worldwide

• A culture that recognizes initiative, problem-solving, and professional development

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Apply Today

If you have 5+ years of filling and packaging maintenance experience and 5+ years of electromechanical troubleshooting experience on 24VDC-480VAC equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

Take the next step in your career and apply today to join a team where your technical expertise makes a real impact every day.

Pay Details: $36.00 to $40.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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