Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Business Unit/Region

GO/Maintenance

Date

07/02/2026

Location

Sycamore, IL

Grade

1

Cost Center

110120012

Hourly

REPORTING STRUCTURE

Reports to

Maintenance Manager

Line Manager’s Line Manager

Plant Sr. Manager

Direct Reports

None

Key Relationships

The Maintenance Technician interfaces with all levels of the Sycamore Plant and works closely with the production teams.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Maintenance Technician plays a critical role in our blending/packaging operations in Sycamore, IL.  The Maintenance Technician is required to maintain and repair a variety of production and plant facility equipment and assist the manager with ordering parts, standardizing components, and maintaining repair parts inventory

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Maintenance Technician must be able to work from daily job assignments, prints, schematics, wiring diagrams, machine manuals, sketches, preventive maintenance, work orders, and instructions to perform the following tasks:

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair equipment breakdowns involving mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.
• Disassemble equipment, rebuild, and replace defective parts and components such as motors, gear boxes, bearings, and electrical components.
• Reassemble equipment and make final adjustments as needed.
• Perform repairs on blenders, fillers, conveyors, and other production equipment.
• Perform regular checks on building equipment such as pumps, valves, chillers, compressors, and power systems as required.
• Work closely with production personnel on equipment repairs.
• Set short term priorities in responding to plant breakdowns and emergency situations and work on off shifts as directed.
• Perform repairs and calibrate electronic instruments such as sensors, controls, scales, metal detectors.
• Assist outside contractors on on-site projects.
• Keep work area in a clean and orderly condition

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; work from heights, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to see color and adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is potentially exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions on site. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust. In addition, this job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The incumbent will be measured against site EHS, Quality, Production, Reliability and Leadership goals.

EHSQS:  Authority Responsibilities 2

EHS Authority Index

Number

Element Owner

1

Element Support

2

EHSQ Committee

3

EHSQ Strategy Definer

4

EHSQ Strategy Promoter

5

Benchmark Data Manager

6

Internal Communication Owner

7

EHSQ Critical Role

8

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business.

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health and Safety are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work.  Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSPs) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY, which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury or loss of life.

As a Maintenance Technician the incumbent is responsible for:

• Supporting T&L’s EHSQS policies and procedures in the execution of their job responsibilities in routine, non-routine, and emergency conditions.
• Notifying their supervisor or EHSQS committee member of any spills, equipment malfunctions, environmental conditions, or management practice that could represent an existing or potential safety hazard or significant environmental impact.
• Notifying their supervisor or EHSQS committee member of any conditions or practices that could represent nonconformance with the requirements of the EHSQS or its supporting plans and procedures.
• Performance of the environmental, health and safety monitoring and inspections according to their job responsibilities and submittal of required records.
• Support lock tag try, confined space, hot work, and work permits.
• Understand the lifesaving principles and how they apply to T&L’s work environment

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 

COMPETENCIES

• Possessing of a strong, positive safety mindset while performing all functions/activities and must be confident enough to challenge others who might be performing in an unsafe way
• Committed to our customers through ensuring compliance with all applicable GMP and food safety policies and procedures
• Able to communicate openly, honestly, and directly in a non-aggressive fashion with all members of the plant team
• Self-starting, self-managing, and have the ability to work with limited direction.
• Goal-oriented and focused on continuous improvement of themselves as individuals and the operation of the plant
• Dependable and punctual in meeting expectations for attendance and performance

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma/GED or equivalent experience required
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or proven proficiency in an industrial maintenance program

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

• Blueprint reading skills
• Computer skills
• Forklift operating skills and must complete on-site training and skills testing.
• Good understanding of proper use of tools and equipment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

EEO Statement

Tate & Lyle will base all its employment decisions on job-related standards and its commitment to equal employment opportunity (EEO). Tate & Lyle will ensure that promotion decisions are made in accordance with the principles of EEO by imposing only valid requirements for promotional opportunities. Tate & Lyle will also ensure that all other human resource matters such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are administered without regard to an employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, age, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

The successful attainment of equal employment opportunity requires the maximum cooperation of all employees. All managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing and enforcing this Policy. In addition, all other employees are expected to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that supports equal employment opportunity for all.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.