Job Description
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Location: Elgin, IL
Hire Type: Contract to Hire
Salary: $30-$34/hr.
Location: Elgin, IL
Hire Type: Contract to Hire
Salary: $30-$34/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.
Join a growing manufacturing team where you'll play a key role in keeping machinery and facility equipment operating safely and efficiently. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional with strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills looking for long-term career growth.
Job Duties:
- Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain CNC machines, gantry systems, and facility equipment.
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize equipment uptime.
- Respond to emergency equipment breakdowns and complete repairs during production.
- Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Read and interpret equipment manuals, wiring diagrams, and work orders.
- Replace defective components, test equipment, and make necessary adjustments.
- Utilize hand tools, power tools, electrical meters, and material handling equipment.
- Identify equipment issues and communicate findings to production and management.
- Partner with production teams to improve preventive maintenance programs and reduce equipment failures.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment while following all company safety procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and perform additional maintenance duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- 3-4 years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably maintaining CNC or gantry equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
- Familiarity with OEM machine controls such as Fanuc, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and Heidenhain.
- Basic PLC troubleshooting experience is preferred.
- Ability to read equipment manuals, schematics, and maintenance documentation.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
- Computer proficiency with maintenance, manufacturing, and Microsoft Office software is a plus.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and work in a manufacturing environment.
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 | Elgin, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $30–$34 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.
Skills
- CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Systemsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Emergency Responseunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Hand Toolsunmatched
- Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
- Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
- Maintenance Servicesunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Test Equipmentunmatched
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