SURESTAFF is immediately hiring a Maintenance Technician for a client in Geneva, IL. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for evaluating processes and configuring manufacturing systems to improve operating capability and sustainability while maintaining all applicable safety and reliability standards; to develop best practices within the production process; to research and propose new equipment or equipment modifications. SURESTAFF is invested in their team members! All temp to hire employees are offered competitive compensation $26/hr or $58k/year as well as a benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision). Available shifts include: 7:00-3:30pmFlexibility is needed. Some overtime. Maintenance Technician Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preventive Maintenance: Perform preventive maintenance and inspections of all company assets to assure they are working safely and efficiently.
• Material Handling Equipment: Inspect, maintain, and repair forklifts and other material handling equipment as required. Perform/document scheduled preventive maintenance on all material handling equipment.
• Conveyor Systems: Inspect, maintain, and repair conveyor systems as required to ensure that they operate safely and efficiently causing little or no down time to the operation. Perform/document scheduled preventive maintenance on all conveyor equipment.
• Storage Systems: Erect, replace, and maintain all storage systems such as racks and shelving as required.
• Fire Protection Systems: Perform scheduled inspections on fire protection systems which includes, testing fire pumps, flushing sprinkler system, inspecting fire extinguishers, opening/closing PIV valves, and ensuring that the fire alarms are functional per insurance regulations.
• Heating/Air Conditioning: Inspect, maintain, and repair heating and air conditioning systems as required.
• Electrical: Perform electrical repairs and installations such as lighting fixtures, outlets, transformers, breaker panels, conduit installation, wiring, and electrical repairs to the conveyor systems.
• Plumbing: Perform basic plumbing repairs as required.
• Welding: Perform basic construction repairs as required.
• Carpentry: Perform basic carpentry and painting as required.

Maintenance Technician Skills and Competencies:

• High School/GED graduate
• Minimum of one to two years of trade school or directly applicable training.
• 2-5 years of experience in related area of responsibility
• 7 years of experience in industrial maintenance preferred
• Working knowledge in one or more of the following areas: carpentry, plumbing, electricity, fire protection systems, conveyor systems, forklift mechanics, HVAC, and the ability to read/understand electrical schematics and blueprints.
• Must be able to work overtime when business needs require.
• Will be required to be on-call/flexible as related to their work schedule to accommodate special projects, emergencies, and work shifts.
• Technical certification or Associates degree preferred.

About SURESTAFF:
Founded in 1998, Surestaff operates 39 branch offices and 24 workforce onsite solutions in Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia; with an estimated 2023 revenue of $295 million, it was recently named one of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).Surestaff specializes in light industrial staffing serving logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and production clients. It offers temp, temp-perm, direct hire, and onsite workforce solutions. The company has been named five times to Crain’s Business as one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held companies in Chicago. Surestaff is a portfolio partner company of Austin, TX-based private-equity group Owner Resource Group (ORG).