Location: Mokena, IL ⏰ Shift: 2nd Shift | Schedule varies based on production needs
- Typical hours: 5:00 PM – 3:30 AM
- Weekend availability required
- Pay: $30–$38/hr (based on experience)
Randstad USA is hiring a full-time Maintenance Technician for a growing food production company in Mokena, IL. This is a direct hire opportunity with flexible schedules and excellent long-term growth potential. The Maintenance Technician will support day-to-day production by maintaining bakery equipment, responding to breakdowns, and performing preventive maintenance across mixers, ovens, conveyors, packaging lines, and facility systems.
Minimum Requirements:
- 2+ years of mechanical maintenance experience in food, bakery, or high-speed manufacturing
- Experience maintaining Auto-Bake Serpentine ovens
- strong troubleshooting skills in pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical systems
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and independently solving issues
- Ability to read equipment manuals, schematics, and basic mechanical diagrams
- Must have own hand tools; secure onsite toolbox provided
- bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Welding/fabrication experience
- Familiarity with automated bakery systems and industrial ovens
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work at heights
- Able to work around heat and noise in a food production setting
- Competitive pay: $30–$38/hr (based on experience)
- Growth opportunities in Maintenance, Operations, and Technical roles
- Wage review after 60 days with performance-based increases
- Full benefits package offered
salary: $62,000 - $80,000 per year
shift: Second
work hours: 5 PM - 3:30 AM
education: High School
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical issues on mixers, ovens, conveyors, cooling tunnels, and automated packaging equipment
- Perform preventive maintenance and equipment inspections to minimize downtime
- Support changeovers and production line setups
- Replace worn parts (belts, bearings, sprockets, seals, etc.)
- Maintain pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including leak repairs and valve adjustments
- Operate forklifts, scissor lifts, and power tools safely
- Conduct minor fabrication tasks (cutting, grinding, drilling)
- Document repairs, parts usage, and downtime activity
- Follow GMPs, PPE use, and lockout/tagout procedures
- Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Sanitation teams to maintain a clean and efficient operation
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Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
