Position Title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Address:

IMS Global Gear & Machining

2500 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL

Website: https://www.globalgearllc.com

Pay Rate: Up to $32 an hour based on expertise and experience

“Our employees are our biggest assets. We treat them with dignity and respect”

IMS Global Gear and Machining corporation overview:

Global Gear & Machining was established in 1991 as a high-volume precision gear manufacturer, which initially produced products serving applications in the medium and heavy-duty truck industry. As a result of a continual focus on diversification, quality, and the expansion of manufacturing technology through strategic investments, Global Gear has expanded its capabilities to include precision gear grinding/polishing, shaping, gun drilling, and balancing serving customers in a variety of industries. These investments have provided the path for Global Gear to produce a wide variety of products for applications in the oil and gas, mining, power generation, marine, fracking, agriculture, and automotive industries. Now in its third decade of business, Global Gear further expanded its technical capabilities in gear shaping and grinding through significant capital investments and continues to invest in new technologies and processes. Global Gear was acquired by IMS Companies in 2002. IMS is a diversified group of companies positioned with the size, scale, and reach necessary to provide innovative solutions for its customers through custom manufacturing and the development of proprietary products. IMS serves a wide array of industries including the appliance, automotive, commercial vehicle, communications, consumer, electronics, medical, and various industrial markets

** Position Overview**

Repairs and maintains CNC, Electronic, Pneumatic mechanical and hydraulic components of production machines and equipment such as metal fabricating machine tools, material handling system, and automated lubrication system by performing the following duties.

** Essential Job Functions**

• Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem area.
• Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.
• Realigns and adjusts components such as spindles and clutches.
• Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.
• Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
• Repairs broken parts.
• Repairs CNC, Electronic, Electrical, Mechanical Pneumatic and Hydraulic elements.
• Sets up and operates metalworking tools such as lathe, drill press, or grinder, to make or repair parts.
• Modifies computer-controlled motion of robot.
• Repairs Robotic equipment & controls.
• Assists Mechanical Engineer to modify sketches or computer-generated designs of machine components such as hydraulic system and drive mechanism

Experience/Training

– At least 1-3 years relevant experience in manufacturing environment

**Benefits :**401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contributions, Dental insurance, Health insurance, Vision insurance, Life Insurance, Paid holidays, Paid time off, Paid ½ hour lunch, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability.

**Prime Location: **We are located minutes away from Highway 355 off of Ogden ave. in Downers Grove and close to Belmont Metra train station.

Salary info:

$25 - $30 / hr