Job Description
Title: Senior Maintenance Technician
Location: Bellwood, IL
Hire Type: 3-4 Month Contract
Salary: $32-$37/hr.
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Shift: 1st
Hire Type: 3-4 Month Contract
Salary: $32-$37/hr.
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Shift: 1st
Sterling Engineering is looking for a Senior Maintenance Technician to support maintenance operations within an industrial manufacturing environment. This role will be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment and facility systems, with a strong focus on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-based systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive industrial maintenance experience and be comfortable working independently to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently.
Job Duties:
- Troubleshoot, repair, and install pneumatic and hydraulic systems, control valves, and pumps.
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical motors, timers, transformers, and controls.
- Diagnose and repair AC/DC electrical systems using schematics and electrical testing equipment.
- Troubleshoot and maintain PLC-based equipment and applications.
- Perform scheduled preventative maintenance, safety checks, equipment repairs, and facility modifications.
- Utilize CMMS systems to manage work orders, assets, and preventative/corrective maintenance activities.
- Assist with root cause and breakdown analysis to identify equipment issues and prevent recurring failures.
- Verify equipment guards and safety devices are operational before returning equipment to service.
- Follow plant safety procedures, safe work practices, and housekeeping standards.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree or certificate in Industrial Electrical/Electronics, Industrial Maintenance Technology, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in an industrial maintenance environment, or equivalent higher education.
- 10+ years of experience working with electrical and mechanical systems in an industrial environment, or equivalent higher education.
- 3+ years of experience with electronic and PLC-based applications in an industrial environment.
- Experience using a CMMS system to manage work orders and equipment assets.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including PLC troubleshooting.
- Experience with pumps, welding, bearings, electrical safety, forklifts, gears, hydraulics, valves, utilities, alignment, and rigging preferred.
- Experience in TPM and Lean manufacturing environments preferred.
- Experience with steel processing equipment such as slitters, cut-to-length lines, and shears is a plus.
- Experience maintaining and repairing forklifts and other mobile equipment is a plus.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bellwood, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $32–$37 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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