Technician Maintenance - 2nd Shift - Production

Technician Maintenance - 2nd Shift - Production

Glanbia is a global nutrition company, grounded in science and nature and dedicated to providing better nutrition for every step of life’s journey. The company takes pure and clean ingredients including milk, whey and grains and uses expert knowledge and capabilities to produce high‑quality nutritional ingredients and branded consumer products for our customers and consumers worldwide.

Glanbia Performance Nutrition, located in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia. GPN’s brand portfolio consists of – Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Think!, Nutramino, Body & Fit, Levl Up, Amazing Grass and Slim Fast, each with its own brand essence. GPN manufactures and markets the full range of performance nutrition and lifestyle products including protein, pre‑workout, muscle gainers, ready‑to‑eat snacks, and plant‑based products.

Our products are sold through several channels including specialty retail, online, gyms and FDM in a variety of formats including powders, bars and Ready‑to‑Drink beverages. GPN has a global and expanding footprint with a current in‑market presence in 24 countries.

Glanbia Performance Nutrition has seen consistent double‑digit growth which has been achieved both organically and through acquisitions. Today, GPN has approximately $1.7B in revenue and 2,500 employees worldwide. With state‑of‑the‑art production facilities occupying over 500,000 square feet of operating space, GPN is the only sports nutrition company to manufacture and market items in every product category.

As the parent of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Plc is a global performance nutrition and ingredients group with leading market positions in cheese, whey proteins, sports nutrition and micronutrient premixes headquartered in Kilkenny, Ireland. Glanbia Plc has over 6,000 employees in 34 countries worldwide. Its products are sold or distributed in over 130 countries. The company is organized into a number of divisions;
Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN), Glanbia Nutritionals, Glanbia Ireland and also a number of joint ventures. Revenues for Glanbia plc are approximately $5.9B. For more information visit the company website at:

Performs the preventive and reactive maintenance duties required for the manufacturing operations of the plant. Priorities of the Maintenance Technician I include the execution of PM schedules, repair of any equipment that is needed to maintain maximum production rates and maintenance of an adequate spare parts inventory. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week on a shift, weekends as required and fulfill on‑call duties for repairs and assistance.

• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Troubleshoot and perform repairs on machines and their controls (blenders, scales, bottle rinsers/fillers/cappers/labelers, check weighers, case erectors, case sealers, palletizers, stretch wrappers, DC /AC motor & drives etc.…).
• Maintain and develop job skills through internal and external training programs.
• Contact, specify, and order replacement parts & control components from suppliers through Parts Clerk.
• Effectively contribute to CMMS performance through timely PM & Repair Work Order completion while ensuring compliance to safety and quality requirements.
• 1st responder to troubleshooting machine problems, contact Electrical & Controls Technicians if additional support is needed.
• Work with production staff to ensure the safe and reliable operation of plant equipment.
• Able to self‑train and operate production equipment.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance and training to team members including maintenance trainees & operators.
• Help develop and implement Continuous Improvement projects to improve production efficiencies and Safety.
• Support Daily Management directives and initiatives.
• Conduct equipment inspections to identify and analyze corrective and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to work various…