CNC Maintenance Tech (1st Shift) - Palatine, IL

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we help keep the lights on for people and businesses worldwide. Our manufacturing roles build the equipment that protects the critical infrastructure of the power grid, and each of our team members lends their unique skills to this crucial mission. We empower our people by providing pathways to a long-term career and support them in their professional growth by sustaining a culture founded on respect, strengthened by collaboration, and measured by our shared successes. The manufacturing industry is booming with opportunities to learn new things, expand your skills, and build a long-term career.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Available Shift

• Monday - Friday 2:30 PM to 11:30 PM

• Mandatory overtime as required

• 10% shift differential!

Competitive Weekly Pay Period

Benefit Overview

• Competitive complete benefits package

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP)

• Tuition Reimbursement, Fitness reimbursement, Paid leaves

• Dependent care FSA, Basic Life, Transit benefit

• Annual bonus for individual and company performance

• Paid vacation and 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winter

• Referral Bonus program

• PPE provided.

• Career Advancement and Development Opportunities

Join Our Team as a CNC Maintenance Technician

In this position you will, for the majority of the time, maintain CNC controlled mills and lathes along with the equipment that supports material handling and scrap removal. There are also other manufacturing and assembly equipment that you will maintain. This work includes preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair to for this equipment. You will perform maintenance tasks utilizing equipment manuals along with assembly drawings, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair CNC fabrication and other assembly equipment without limiting equipment uptime requirements.

• Perform test and analysis tasks using various measuring tools such as multimeters, calipers or micrometers and use test equipment including vibration monitoring and thermography.

• Use a variety of hand and power tools along with machine specific tools to perform preventative maintenance and repair tasks.

• Make equipment replacement parts using conventional machines such as mills, lathes and grinders.

• Identify necessary parts for repair and PM via OEM manuals and maintenance manuals.

• Obtain necessary parts for repair and PM by following appropriate stockroom procedures.

• Communicate status of work orders to team leadership, including proper documentation.

• Exercise good judgment in analyzing test results and implementing appropriate corrective action or repairs.

• Maintain continuity among techs by documenting and communicating actions taken, irregularities found and observations in order to follow up on previous work and enable root cause determination.

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with health and safety procedures, rules, and regulations.

• Work at various heights and in confined spaces that may include exposure to process chemicals, dirt, oil and grease.

What you'll Need To Succeed:

• Ability to read electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.

• Ability to us a multimeter to electrically troubleshoot equipment

• Ability to navigate manufacturer preventive maintenance and repair manuals.

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair conventional and CNC machine tools.

• Ability to align axis in a CNC machine tool.

• Prior experience performing equipment rebuilds and upgrades is desirable.

• Proficiency with shop math, hand tools and various measuring instruments.

• Good understanding of applicable OSHA safety regulations.

Relevant Experience Required:

• One to three years formal trade school or equivalent experience required, with excellent troubleshooting skills on conventional and CNC machine tools.

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.