Job Description
Job Description
Amity Die and Stamping is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to Install, troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and distribution systems, involving work of a varied nature with minimum supervision. We have availability on 1st Shift with minimum of 40-50 hours per week. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager.
Amity Die and Stamping, located in Lake Forest IL, founded in 1943, is a family-held, precision metal fabrication and stamping manufacturer that has built its business on quality product that exceeds customer expectations. The company prides itself on innovative metal solutions using equipment and technologies to help our customers achieve their product requirements.
Full job description
Role: Maintenance Technician
Reporting to: Plant Manager
Role:
The Maintenance Technician provides plant maintenance with an emphasis on expert-level electrical diagnostics and repair, to ensure high equipment reliability and minimal downtime. This role combines advanced troubleshooting of electrical systems with strong mechanical aptitude to support and improve the performance of the equipment across the facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety & Compliance
- Have a strong safety culture; ensure all work follows OSHA, NEC, and company safety standards, LOTO procedures, and machine guarding requirements.
- Verify all equipment safeguards are installed and functioning; conduct routine safety audits and corrective actions.
- Technical Leadership
- Serve as the site's electrical authority for complex troubleshooting on motors, VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, sensors (photo eyes, proximity, encoders), heaters, thermostats, timers, and industrial instrumentation.
- Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) on chronic equipment issues; implement permanent corrective actions and standard work.
- Interpret and update electrical schematics, ladder logic, single-line, and line-to-line diagrams; maintain accurate documentation.
- Maintenance Execution
- Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on presses, compressors, HVAC systems, and auxiliary equipment.
- Plan and perform preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM); optimize PM tasks and frequencies based on data.
- Oversee installations, upgrades, and commissioning of new equipment, including layout, alignment, and power/control integration.
- Planning & Coordination
- Experienced in TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methodologies.
- Prioritize daily work, assign tasks, and coordinate with Production, Quality, and EHS to minimize downtime and schedule planned work.
- Utilize the CMMS to create work orders, manage backlog, document repairs, and maintain accurate asset histories and part usage.
- Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and OEMs for technical support, parts, and service as needed.
- Continuous Improvement
- Drive reliability initiatives (5S, standard work, kaizen) and recommend design or control changes to improve safety, quality, and OEE.
- Support spare parts strategy and critical spares identification to reduce the risk of extended downtime.
- On-Call Support
- Participate in and/or coordinate after-hours call-in support to resolve critical issues and maintain production continuity when necessary.
Schedule
- Full-time with flexibility to support shift and weekends if needed.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience, including expert-level troubleshooting of pressroom controls, and industrial automation.
- Demonstrated proficiency with PLC ladder logic concepts, HMI interfaces, VFDs, servo systems, sensors, and industrial instrumentation.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with experience in gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, alignment, and mechanical rebuilds.
- Ability to read and create/modify electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical prints.
- Competent with CMMS, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to lead, train, and influence cross-functional teams.
- Proven track record of driving safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Additional Qualifications
- Familiarity with air compressors, chillers, HVAC, Punch Press and other mechanical machinery.
- Calibration experience (temperature, pressure, flow) and basic instrumentation tuning.
- Exposure LOTO program.
- Experience with structured problem solving (5-Why, fishbone, A3) and reliability engineering concepts.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Frequent standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders; ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Work around moving machinery, electrical panels, elevated platforms, and occasionally in hot/cold, noisy environments.
- Use of appropriate PPE and adherence to all safety procedures.