Industrial Automation Maintenance Specialist — Food Manufacturing

Job overview

The Industrial Automation Maintenance Specialist — Food Manufacturing role is onsite in Lake Villa, IL. Pay is $30–$48 per hour. The employer is a growing prepared-food producer operating a modern, high-speed facility with integrated, PLC-driven production systems. The specialist maintains and repairs food processing, cooking, chilling, and packaging equipment to support safe, reliable production. Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance help minimize downtime, while collaboration with the maintenance team supports new installations and production improvements.

What you'll do

• Maintain and repair food processing, cooking, chilling, and packaging equipment
• troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
• diagnose PLC-controlled equipment
• service industrial refrigeration and thermal processing assets
• support new installations
• follow GMP and SQF/HACCP protocols in a wash-down environment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

industrial automation maintenance specialist

food manufacturing

lake villa il

allegiance group

$30–$48/hour

plc systems

allen-bradley

preventive maintenance

food processing equipment

industrial refrigeration

gmp

sqf/haccp

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least three years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience and proficiency in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repair. Allen-Bradley experience is a major plus.

About the employer

Allegiance Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing. Sector: 31.