Maintenance Technician

Eaton’s ES GDCO DIT division is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician to join the Woodridge, IL team!

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.

Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton?

We provide competitive benefits that focus on employee well-being that start on day one! Listed below are programs that are offered by our manufacturing site. Visit Eaton.com for more information.

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Competitive compensation packages
• Paid parental leave, holidays, and vacation!
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs with company match, Education/Tuition Assistance Program, Annual Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

Position Overview:

This position performs skilled work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of Eaton’s mixed-use facility (office/lab/warehouse) infrastructure/systems, equipment, and tools. In this position, this individual will be the primary maintenance representative during 1st shift. This includes timely communication to various stakeholders, such as operations and office staff.

In this function you will:

• Complete daily tasks as assigned
• Serves as an emergency response coordinator for all shifts
• Executes lock-out /tag-out to safely deenergize equipment prior to usage.
• Troubleshoots, repairs and maintains electrical distribution systems including electric motors, electric controls, fire alarms, and clock systems
• Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs new equipment and systems, including all various equipment (drill presses, bench grinders, conveyor systems, powered industrial trucks, dock locks and levelers, etc.) and programmable lighting controls.
• Ensures site emergency systems are operational.
• Maintains electrical equipment to meet regulatory codes at the county, state and federal levels.
• Monitor’s work done by outside contractors for adherence to National Electrical Code (NEC) and other regulatory requirements, along with Eaton requirements when Manager is unavailable.
• Demonstrate safe and proficient use of tools and equipment (including both hand and power tools)
• Knowledge and ability to troubleshoot PLC’s
• Testing electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures
• Perform work from ladders, scaffolds, reach trucks, scissor lifts, aerial lifts, and roofs to install, maintain or repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures
• Comply with all safety requirements, including proper use of personal protective equipment and operation of equipment in a safe and competent manner. Understand and meet all departmental safety objectives and goals. Keep assigned work-area clean, organized, and orderly per 5S+ standards.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned
• Perform ground maintenance external to the building

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Minimum 1 year experience working in accordance with health, safety, and environmental regulations (OSHA, NFPA, NEC)
• Valid IL driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Minimum 1 year experience in one or more of the following: Electrical maintenance, facility, warehouse, or manufacturing maintenance, plumbing, carpentry, and groundskeeping
• Minimum 1 year of experience using hand tools, power tools, and maintenance equipment.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Experience within the Distribution Center industry or industrial manufacturing industry
• Facility maintenance experience.

Position Criteria:

• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action, including emergencies
• Ability to close-out work orders on-time
• Must be able to work overtime and flexible hours
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills; ability to respond to emails
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Candidate must have a strong desire to be a part of a start-up/high growth company in a fast-paced, results-orientated culture.
• Strong willingness to learn.
• Possess a bias for action and problem-solving mentality.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance, Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.