Job Description
Senior Maintenance Technician – 3rd Shift
Location: Chicago, IL 60626
Pay: $39–$42/hour + 10% Shift Differential
Shift: 3rd Shift | Sunday–Thursday, 12:00 AM–8:30 AM (Sunday night start, Friday morning finish)
Schedule: Full-Time | Occasional Saturday Overtime
Pay: $39–$42/hour + 10% Shift Differential
Shift: 3rd Shift | Sunday–Thursday, 12:00 AM–8:30 AM (Sunday night start, Friday morning finish)
Schedule: Full-Time | Occasional Saturday Overtime
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading electrical equipment manufacturer in Chicago to hire an experienced Senior Maintenance Technician for its 3rd shift. This is a hands-on technical role supporting advanced CNC equipment, robotic production cells, and automated manufacturing systems.
We're looking for someone who can independently troubleshoot complex equipment, lead major repairs, and improve machine reliability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What You'll Do
- Troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical, electrical, and automated manufacturing equipment.
- Diagnose PLCs, drives, servos, motors, and electrical safety circuits.
- Maintain and troubleshoot CNC machining centers, robotic cells, and automated production lines.
- Perform equipment rebuilds, major repairs, retrofits, precision alignments, and calibrations.
- Troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Identify root causes of recurring equipment failures and implement permanent corrective actions.
- Support preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives to improve equipment uptime.
- Use electrical diagnostic tools, vibration analysis, thermography, and alignment equipment.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other maintenance technicians.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong mechanical, electrical, and controls troubleshooting skills. (480 Voltage)
- Hands-on PLC diagnostics and industrial automation experience.
- Experience troubleshooting CNC machinery and/or robotic systems.
- Knowledge of drives, servos, motion control systems, and electrical safety circuits.
- Experience with machine rebuilds, equipment retrofits, and major repairs.
- Strong hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting abilities.
- Experience with root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability improvements.
- Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex equipment failures.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Competitive hourly pay of $39–$42 plus a 10% shift differential.
- Opportunity to work with advanced CNC, robotic, and automated manufacturing technology.
- Established manufacturer with a strong reputation in the electrical industry.
- Hands-on technical role with opportunities to mentor others and drive equipment improvements.
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 | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $39–$42 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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