Night Shift Technician

Location:

Chicago

• I’m exclusively partnering with a well‑established precision manufacturing business to hire a skilled Night Shift Technician to support ongoing production and machine reliability across their CNC machining operations.
• This is a hands‑on, electrically focused maintenance and troubleshooting role working primarily with Japanese CNC machine tools and Fanuc control systems. They’re looking for someone confident diagnosing faults at control level and keeping high‑value equipment running efficiently during critical night‑shift operations.

• Maintain and troubleshoot CNC machines across the shop floor during night shift
• Work extensively with Fanuc control systems for diagnostics and fault finding
• Use ladder display and control diagnostics to identify and resolve electrical issues
• Read and interpret electrical schematics to repair machine faults
• Support breakdown response and preventative maintenance activities
• Troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Ensure maximum uptime and production continuity

• Strong experience with Fanuc controls
• Ability to troubleshoot electrically using ladder logic and diagnostics
• Confident reading and interpreting electrical schematics
• Experience working on Japanese CNC machines such as Toyoda, Niigata, Makino, OKK
• Understanding of AC/DC current, hydraulics, and pneumatics
• Self‑sufficient and comfortable working independently on night shift

This is a strong opportunity to join a stable, well‑invested manufacturing business where you’ll play a key role in keeping critical production equipment running and have real technical ownership on shift.

If you’d like more information, reach out for a confidential conversation.