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Title: Senior Maintenance Technician
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)
Shift: Day Shift, 4:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Full-Time, Direct Hire
Job Overview:
The Senior Maintenance Technician coordinates and performs high-level mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid power maintenance on specialized production equipment within a rubber molding manufacturing facility. This role focuses on minimizing machine downtime, diagnosing complex system failures, ensuring compliance with strict safety standards, and mentoring junior technicians. The ideal candidate possesses robust technical knowledge of high-pressure hydraulic presses, steam or electric heating platens, automated control systems, and heavy industrial machinery.
Responsibilities:
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Troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair multi-stage high-pressure hydraulic molding presses, accumulators, cylinders, directional valves, and proportional pumps.
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Diagnose automated machinery inputs/outputs, variable frequency drives (VFDs), industrial sensors, relays, and PLC-controlled systems up to 480V.
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Read, interpret, and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic.
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Inspect, maintain, and repair steam boiler lines, electric heating platens, temperature controllers, hot oil heating units, and cooling water tower circuits.
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Lead major machinery overhauls, including replacing large bearings, gearboxes, drive shafts, and automated transport mechanisms.
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Safely execute heavy rigging to relocate or realign molding presses and equipment.
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Execute, document, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
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Audit parts inventory and maintain accurate maintenance records.
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Lead emergency troubleshooting during active production breakdowns.
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Assign daily work orders, monitor progress, and mentor junior maintenance technicians.
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Adhere to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), NFPA 70E, OSHA, and all company safety procedures.
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Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
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Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements:
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Minimum of 5 years of industrial plant maintenance experience.
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Minimum of 2 years of maintenance experience in a rubber molding, plastic injection molding, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
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Technical trade school degree, vocational certification, or formal mechanical/electrical apprenticeship preferred.
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Intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
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Experience troubleshooting Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLCs.
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Ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematics, electrical wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and pneumatic layouts.
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Verified Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) training.
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Forklift, aerial lift, and overhead crane certifications are preferred.
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Proficiency using digital multimeters, insulation testers, hydraulic pressure gauges, precision micrometers, welding equipment, and heavy rigging tools.
Core Competencies:
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Strong mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and PLC troubleshooting skills.
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Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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Excellent communication and leadership skills.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
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Commitment to workplace safety and continuous improvement.
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Ability to mentor and train junior maintenance technicians.
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Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
Physical Demands & Working Environment:
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Routinely lift, carry, and manipulate materials weighing up to 75 pounds.
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Climb ladders, work at heights, crawl into confined spaces, and stand or walk on concrete floors for 8–12-hour shifts.
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Work around elevated temperatures, steam systems, chemical odors, and high-noise manufacturing environments while wearing required PPE.
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:
This position will be based at our Chicago, IL facility with no anticipated travel. This is a fully site-based position.
Pay Range:
Starting pay will range from $40.00–$45.00 per hour depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time, hourly position.
What we Offer:
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
