Job Ref: # 6490984
Date Posted: 7/13/2026
Location: Joliet, Illinois
Salary (USD): $80,000 - $85,000
Description
Seeking motivated individuals for a position as a Maintenance Mechanic to join the team in Joliet, IL. In this role, there is a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, standard maintenance procedures, and ensuring the timely completion of all maintenance tasks. This position supports safe and effective equipment repairs, including urgent breakdown repairs, while operating within a chemical processing plant environment with variable temperatures, odors, noise levels, elevated heights, and/or confined spaces. Looking for individuals with experience in electrical troubleshooting of manufacturing/industrial equipment (up to 480V), control panels, and some familiarity with PLC. You will also be working on pumps, valves, hydraulics, and pneumatics systems. This plant is a liquid container packaging plant (conveyers, liquid filling systems, sealing systems, etc.).
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for applying Company standards and ensuring safe, sustainable, and efficient operations to maintain plant equipment and infrastructure. You will participate in essential TPM tasks, including safety and environmental procedures, progressive quality initiatives, autonomous maintenance, focused improvement, preventive maintenance, and 5S practices.
JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand and comply with SH&E standards, actively promote safe and responsible behavior, and positively challenge any unsafe practices by completing monthly safety observations
- Proactively propose and implement improvements to existing work practices and quality of products; look for and record non-conformances on equipment and report to Maintenance Team Leader
- Contribute to root cause analysis and develop solutions to help with quality management; monitor effectiveness of maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability
- Implement continuous improvement activities via problem solving or tagging activities, contribute fully to TPM improvement teams, and promote a culture of continuous improvement
- Follow standard maintenance procedures, proposing and implementing improvements, and ensuring timely completion of all maintenance tasks including electrical, welding, plumbing, troubleshooting on filler equipment, tank and pipes, and part replacements as well as PLC programming
- Complete all planned and preventative maintenance tasks on-time including timely escalation of potential issues to engineering team
- Propose new preventative maintenance tasks or updates
- Carry out safe and effective equipment repairs, including urgent breakdown repairs
- Comply with all applicable code, safety, quality, and productivity data tracking requirements
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Self-driven initiative that actively engages and supports teamwork and collaboration
- Actively and professionally challenges legacy practices; looks for enhancements and efficiency gains
- Aptitude for learning new skills, problem solving, and embracing a beginner's mindset
- Positive and professional engagement with others, including the support of an inclusive environment
MPORTANT EXPERIENCE (Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education):
- Experience in electrical and / or mechanical plant operations inside a Tier II+ Data Center, or equivalent mission-critical facilities
- Conceptual knowledge and understanding of the interaction between multiple large systems and the potential impact of even minor changes to any of those systems.
- Knowledge of the following large systems: engine generators and paralleling switchgear; centrifugal chillers and chilled water production; UPS systems and batteries; complex electrical distribution systems including 12.47kV, 5kV, 480V switchgear, DC distribution systems, static and automatic transfer switches and schemes; underground storage facilities for diesel and water systems.
- General understanding of network hardware and communications protocol.
- Prefer experience with building automation and monitoring tools.
- General working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to analyze data quickly and make timely, effective decisions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Must have the ability to stoop, stand, climb and frequently lift a minimum of 50 lbs. of equipment chest high (pumps, tools, ladders), and safely install rigging/lifting devices.
- Must have the ability to safely perform kneeling, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, and reaching above and below waist level.
- Involves working in a chemical processing plant with variable temperatures, odors, noise levels, elevated heights, and/or confined spaces.
- Ability to read, track, and understand information presented orally and in writing
- Ability to read and understand information presented orally and in writing.
- Regularly required to read printed material, drawings, and schematics.
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