Lead Maintenance Technician (Biotech Industry) (2nd Shift)

Location

Northbrook, IL

Wage

$27.76 – $47.19/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 30, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Diasorin is a global leader in diagnostic solutions, dedicated to improving healthcare worldwide through innovative diagnostic assays and instruments. The Lead Maintenance Technician will lead maintenance activities to ensure production equipment operates efficiently and safely.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, administer, and execute a Preventative Maintenance Program for Production Equipment.
  • Maintain a professional manufacturing environment for Medical Device Manufacturing.
  • Coordinate routine and non-routine maintenance of all cGMP and non cGMP equipment and systems.
  • Serve as a contact and escalation point for equipment down-time issues outside of standard business hours.
  • Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production.
  • Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose Production Equipment problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
  • Perform regular preventative maintenance on machines and equipment to maintain satisfactory equipment up-time.
  • Maintain proper Equipment Documentation and event records.
  • Perform mechanic skills including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
  • Escalate difficult/complex issues when necessary.
  • Wiring and mechanical assembly of production fixtures.
  • Provide team leadership and assistance to other technicians.
  • Assist with Facilities maintenance on an as-needed basis.
  • Ensure adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Interface/coordinate with departmental management to meet departmental maintenance objectives.
  • Assist with overseeing the safety and appearance of manufacturing equipment.
  • Provide guidance and resolution to technical or operational problems.
  • Develop, order, and maintain spare parts inventory to minimize downtime.
  • Interact with various internal and external groups to facilitate the resolution of manufacturing equipment mechanical problems.
  • Work flexible hours and overtime as needed.

Requirements

  • H.S. Diploma required.
  • Associate's Degree in Mechanical or Engineering field or technical degree/trade certificate preferred.
  • More than 4 years related experience preferred.
  • 3+ Years Experience in Manufacturing Assembly or Assembly Equipment with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, electrical and PLC troubleshooting and repair required.
  • 1+ Years Experience in a GMP and/or FDA regulated environment required.
  • 3+ Years Experience working independently in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Info

  • 10% Travel may be required.
  • The hourly posting for this position is $27.76-$47.19 Hourly.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Northbrook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $28–$40/hr middle band drawn from 240 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Northbrook, IL

Northbrook, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 198 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Lead Maintenance Technician (Biotech Industry) (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.