Machine Maintenance Technician - Overnight Shift
nVent · Centralia, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- Includes overnights
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 13 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at nVent (industrial) in Centralia, IL. Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and plumbing systems on production and facility equipment.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Day to day
- overnight travel
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How this role compares
Against 78 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Typical $70k–$96k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- PLC 47%
- ✓ Welding 33%
- Automation 22%
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What you will experience in this position
Join nVent, a global leader in electrical connection and protection solutions with $2.5 billion in annual revenue and more than 9,500 employees worldwide , as a Machine Maintenance Technician at our Centralia, Illinois manufacturing facility. In this overnight role, you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production and facility equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations. You will play a critical role in minimizing downtime, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and helping the plant meet production goals in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Location: Centralia, IL
Shift: 3rd Shift / Overnight (10:00 PM - 6:30 AM)
Pay Range: $27.50 - $29.00 per hour
What you will experience in this position
- ✓Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and plumbing systems on production and facility equipment.
- ✓Perform preventive and predictive maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
- ✓Install, move, maintain, and repair a variety of manufacturing machinery and building systems.
- ✓Read blueprints, schematics, and technical documentation to identify and resolve equipment issues.
- ✓Fabricate, modify, and repair machine components, guards, stands, and other equipment using machine shop tools and welding equipment.
- ✓Inspect equipment, identify potential failures, and recommend corrective actions to improve operational efficiency.
- ✓Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate equipment concerns, repairs, and improvement opportunities.
- ✓Support plant safety initiatives by following all safety procedures and maintaining a clean, organized work environment.
Education Requirement
- ✓High School Diploma or GED required.
- ✓Technical Trade School certification in Maintenance, Industrial Technology, Machine Repair, or a related field preferred.
Years of Experience
- ✓3+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred within a manufacturing environment.
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We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
Skills
- •Electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair.
- •Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
- •Experience using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators.
- •Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook and maintenance documentation systems.
Abilities to Meet the Physical and Environmental Demands
- •Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and work around manufacturing equipment for extended periods.
- •Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
- •Ability to safely work at heights, around moving machinery, and in industrial environments.
- •Ability to work in varying temperatures, noise levels, and other manufacturing conditions while adhering to all safety requirements.
We have
- •A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
- •nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
- •Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com .
- •Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
- •We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
- •Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
- •Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
- •Innovative & adaptable
- •Dedicated to absolute integrity
- •Focused on the customer first
- •Respectful and team oriented
- •Optimistic and energizing
- •Accountable for performance
- •Benefits to support the lives of our employees