Highlights
The technician will troubleshoot equipment with minimal supervision, perform preventive maintenance, support equipment upgrades, and help maintain a safe and reliable production environment. We are seeking an experienced Industrial Electro-Mechanical Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve industrial production equipment and facility systems.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Glendale Heights, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $25–$34 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Title: 2nd shift Maintenance Technician
Location: Glendale Heights
Hire Type: Contract to hire
Shift : 2nd shift
Compensation: $25-34/hr
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Industrial Electro-Mechanical Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve industrial production equipment and facility systems.
This is a hands-on position consisting of approximately 70% electrical and 30% mechanical work. The technician will troubleshoot equipment with minimal supervision, perform preventive maintenance, support equipment upgrades, and help maintain a safe and reliable production environment.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and repair industrial production equipment while minimizing downtime.
- Troubleshoot machine control circuits, PLCs, sensors, switches, relays, fuses, and indicators.
- Repair and maintain AC/DC motors, servo motors, stepper motors, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, grinders, and punch presses.
- Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic and electro-mechanical systems.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, diagrams, and machine documentation.
- Perform preventive maintenance to ensure equipment operates safely and reliably.
- Complete work orders accurately and document maintenance activities.
- Work with Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to identify problems and implement effective solutions.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance or electro-mechanical experience.
- Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- Experience troubleshooting industrial machinery and machine control systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, including IEEE and IEC standards.
- Experience with PLCs, sensors, motors, relays, switches, and control circuits.
- Experience with AC/DC, servo, and stepper motors.
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.
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.