PDS Tech Commercial is hiring a skilled Maintenance Technician II 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.

Location: On-site in Aurora, IL

Shift: 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM (2nd Shift) with overtime, weekend, and on-call responsibilities as needed

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

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.

• 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.

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.

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.