Mechatronics Maintenance Technician — Food Processing

Join West Liberty Foods in Bolingbrook, IL

You keep production moving. On Weekend Days, you’ll arrive to a clean handoff, open your CMMS/L2L dashboard, and map out preventive tasks before the first line starts. A slicer alarms — you parse the PLC logic, trace a VFD fault, and get the Multivac back online. Later, you swap a servo, chase a 480V motor control issue, and button up a pneumatic leak so quality product keeps flowing. That’s a typical day for a Mechatronics Maintenance Technician at West Liberty Foods.

Quick facts

• Location: Bolingbrook, IL
• Schedule: Weekend Days
• Hourly Wage Range: $25.00 to $37.00 per hour depending on experience
• Shift Premium: None
• Sign On Bonus: $3,000 Sign On Bonus Available

What you’ll tackle

• Own daily preventive maintenance and assigned work orders.
• Read and interpret mechanical/electrical diagrams and technical manuals.
• Diagnose and repair automated equipment (PLCs, VFDs, servos, sensors, vision systems).
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical breakdowns with urgency.
• Apply safe work practices and recognize occupational hazards.
• Operate lifts and material handling tools safely.
• Visually inspect and test machinery to verify performance.
• Participate on the HAZMAT team.
• Adapt and prioritize in a fast-paced production environment.

About the work & our mission

We convert ideas into value for our members, partners, and consumers by producing hundreds of meat and poultry products found in top grocery and restaurant brands nationwide. As one of North America’s top protein processors, we produce over 650 million pounds of food each year. We’re The Surprisingly Big Company®—right in your backyard—and we’re excited to welcome teammates who want to grow with us.

What you bring

• Experience: Background with automated systems (PLCs, Vision Systems), and preferably Textor/Weber/Multivac equipment. Comfortable with 480V, pneumatics, and reading prints/schematics/drawings. 2+ years in an industrial/mechanical role preferred. Computer skills for communication and data entry; experience with CMMS, L2L, and Google Suite preferred.
• Education: Associate’s Degree or equivalent in a related field preferred.
• Age: Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Environmental: Ability to work in varying temperature conditions.
• Flexibility: Able to work overtime as needed and adjust quickly to changing demands.

Skills we value

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills; PLC Wiring Experience
• Electrical Schematics; Electrical Schematic Reading
• Electrical / Electronic Systems; Electrical Systems Diagnostics & Repair
• Electrical Installation; Electrical Troubleshooting; Electrical Repair
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills; Mechanical Testing
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing; ISO 22000
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems; 3 phase wiring; AC/DC controls
• Hydraulics Experience; Hydraulic Systems & Components
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting; motor controls
• Ammonia Refrigeration Systems; ammonia
• VFD; Servo
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment; automated; automated equipment
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection; Machine Safety Inspections
• Equipment Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance; Equipment Installation
• Mechanical Systems & Component Repair
• Industrial Electrical Systems; Industrial Electrical Experience
• Workplace Safety & EHS Management
• CMMS; maintain machinery; Multivac; Textor

Machines & technologies you’ll use

• Refrigeration/Cooling Systems
• Conveyor Systems
• Servo Motors
• PLC
• Vacuum systems
• VFD

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Discount Benefits
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

Our commitment to scheduling

West Liberty Foods is committed to providing all team members with predictable work schedules that accommodate the universal need to spend time away from work to rest, relax, and spend time with family and friends. However, as a food manufacturer, West Liberty Foods is responsible for producing perishable products. To help ensure that our food products meet the quality and safety standards our customers expect, team members may, at times, be asked or expected to work overtime, weekends, or holidays. West Liberty Foods remains committed to its overtime, weekend, and holiday pay policies, and will schedule team members for those hours on a volunteer-first basis, whenever possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Liberty Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Authorization:

Must be authorized to work in the United States; no sponsorships are available.

Compliance:

Must practice good personal hygiene. Candidates must successfully pass a post-offer/pre-employment drug test, background screen, physical and E-Verify.

Disclosures:

Pursuant to the Illinois Equal Pay Act, this posting includes the good faith, budgeted pay scale and general description of benefits that the employer reasonably expects to offer a successful, qualified applicant for this position as of the date of this posting with future pay and benefits subject to change based on employment conditions including, but not limited to, knowledge, skills, and experience; performance; shift(s) worked; hours worked; department or business line; geographic location; and other market conditions in accordance with company policies and the at-will nature of this employment opportunity.