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creative werks

Turnkey food co-packing and manufacturing

Maintenance Technician 2

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeElk Grove Village, IL, USA$30 - $35 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three to five years of industrial maintenance experience is required.
  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair machines using mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic technical skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, perform required maintenance and service, and research parts to ensure adequate inventory.
  • Fluency in English is mandatory.
  • Ability to supply own tools.
  • Average math skills.
  • Ability to use a handheld tablet and learn the CMMS used at CW (ManagerPlus).
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
  • Ability to comply with safety requirements, including use of a bump cap or hard hat, safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety boots.
  • Ability to work in a facility where milk, eggs, peanuts, soy, and/or wheat allergens are processed, with or without accommodation.
  • Physical dexterity to perform installation and troubleshooting work safely and efficiently, including operating tools, bending, kneeling, crouching, standing for extended periods, reaching overhead, hearing and speaking, seeing to perform skilled work and read meters or gauges, lifting and carrying heavy equipment or materials, working in cramped spaces, and using ladders, scaffolding, and/or a scissor lift.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and set up production machinery and mechanical equipment, performing corrective and preventive maintenance to maintain production and quality levels while meeting safety standards.
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting, immediate repairs, and preventive maintenance on packaging lines.
  • Assemble and install new equipment and packaging lines.
  • Assist with packaging line setups as needed.
  • Provide maintenance support during product trials.
  • Assist with and train operators on autonomous maintenance procedures.
  • Suggest, request, and manage parts and inventory to ensure timely maintenance and repair operations.
  • Log work in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
  • Resolve work requests received via radio calls.
  • Escalate issues using the help chain and participate in DMS 1 communications.
  • Train Maintenance Technician I associates to maintain primary packaging equipment.
  • Rebuild and fabricate parts.
  • Maintain 5S standards and a clean and safe work area.
  • Enforce company rules regarding safety, discipline, cooperation, and teamwork, and comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards.
  • Attend all food safety training sessions covering GMP, SQF, HACCP, allergens, food facility security, and prevention of foodborne illness.
  • Participate in company GMP walks.
  • Enforce company rules regarding food safety and monitoring.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
  • Experience in a food environment.
  • Welding, fabrication, and machining skills.
  • Electrical troubleshooting experience.

About the Company

creative werks

Turnkey food co-packing and manufacturing

Creative werks offers contract packaging and manufacturing services for consumer packaged goods, primarily in the food sector. It provides turnkey solutions that cover design, development, manufacturing, and co-packing, with an in-house Werkshop Design Group handling R&D and packaging design and a vertically integrated operation that can design, produce, fill, and package at scale. The company differentiates itself through end-to-end co-packing and manufacturing, extensive capacity (70+ production lines across a million-plus square feet), deep vertical integration, and in-house innovation, all supported by SQF Excellent and ISO 14001 certifications. Its goal is to help brands streamline production, cut costs, and scale efficiently while upholding strong quality and safety standards, guided by its family-owned, community-focused ethos.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Elk Grove Village, IL
Founded
1999

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