Maintenance Mechanic

WinCup • West Chicago, IL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

WinCup is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic for its West Chicago, Illinois manufacturing site. The position is responsible for troubleshooting production and packaging equipment and making maintenance adjustments to keep equipment operating efficiently and minimize scrap. The role requires urgency, critical thinking, and strong mechanical aptitude. The mechanic performs equipment checks and evaluations, maintains machine cycle settings, responds to malfunctions, conducts product and equipment quality inspections, and supports production operations. The work is on-site in an indoor manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English to follow instructions and communicate with others.
• High sense of urgency.
• Sound mechanical aptitude.
• Two years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work designated shifts of 8 or more, 10 or more, or 12 or more hours.
• Ability to work weekdays, weekends, and overtime as designated.
• Wear required PPE, including a hairnet, hearing protection, and safety glasses with side guards.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely mechanical checks on assigned equipment and maintain proper adjustments.
• Maintain established cycle settings on assigned machines to support product quality and minimize scrap.
• Comply with safety rules, policies, procedures, and practices, including performing lockout/tagout (LOTO) when required.
• Evaluate equipment at the start of the shift to support consistent production flow.
• Diagnose machine malfunctions and determine their causes; make troubleshooting adjustments to assigned machines.
• Respond urgently to buzzers and bells to minimize production interruptions.
• Conduct assigned hourly quality tests on baggers, packaged products, film, and print; inspect for defects and malfunctions and document findings on the inspector checklist.
• Perform daily inspector checks to ensure testers reject defective products.
• Complete film roll changeovers and organize film racks daily.
• Immediately inform the leadership team when established quality standards are not met so corrective action can be taken.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area and equipment.
• Assist packers with rework when time permits.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Production Lead, Team Supervisor, or Department Manager.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• 401(k) plan with company match available after 60 days of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed