Building Maintenance Mechanic I - 1st Shift

NOW Health Group INC • Bloomingdale, IL

6d • $25 - $32

About The Position

The Building Maintenance Mechanic I assists with repair and maintenance work across company facilities, including Bloomingdale, Roselle, Knollwood, and retail stores. The role maintains and repairs building exteriors and plant and office areas, performs predictive and preventative maintenance through the CMMS system, and helps manage spare-parts inventory. The employee is expected to comply with safety and GMP requirements and to support safe production practices.

The position requires basic knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and building trades; the ability to communicate professionally, follow written and oral instructions, complete paperwork accurately, solve problems, and use basic computer tools and the CMMS system. The work includes travel to other facilities and may involve off shifts and weekends.

The role regularly involves standing, walking, handling tools and materials, reaching overhead and horizontally on a ladder, using stairs, and bending, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. It also requires specified lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling capabilities. Work takes place throughout manufacturing facilities, near moving mechanical parts, and may involve exposure to ingredients, dust, allergens or irritants, outdoor weather, fumes, heat, cold, and moderately loud or louder noise.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and one to three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and building trades.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively verbally and in writing, understand instructions and procedures, and complete paperwork accurately.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including calculations involving rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions and demonstrate good problem-solving ability.
• Basic computer skills and ability to use the CMMS system to track and perform maintenance work.
• Organizational, planning, and attention-to-detail skills; initiative to complete tasks on time with minimal supervision; and good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work off shifts and weekends and travel to other facilities.
• Ability to meet the physical demands described, including regularly lifting up to 60 pounds and performing the specified carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, climbing, and movement tasks.
• Ability to work in the described manufacturing environment, including near moving mechanical parts and with exposure to ingredients, dust, allergens or irritants, outdoor weather, fumes, heat, cold, and noise.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair building exteriors, including landscaping, snow removal, parking lots, sidewalks, traffic and monument signs, roofs, roof screens, office HVAC equipment, exterior windows, precast panels, and other exterior equipment.
• Maintain and repair plant and office areas, including walls, floors, ceilings, flooring, and ceiling tiles; buff and wax floors; and paint.
• Unclog sinks, drains, and toilets; repair plumbing leaks; and braze and use propress for copper piping for air, water, and gas.
• Change lightbulbs, ballasts, and lighting components; change and wash HVAC filters; and clean and change dust-collector filters.
• Perform predictive and preventative maintenance activities outlined in the CMMS system.
• Help maintain spare-parts inventory by checking out parts, following parts-ordering procedures, and restocking inventory.
• Comply with safety and GMP requirements and follow safe work practices.
• Report workplace incidents, communicate concerns and hazards to a supervisor, use required personal protective equipment, and participate in safety activities.
• Travel to other facilities and work off shifts and weekends as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED