Maintenance Technician


Job Details

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

What We Offer:

  • Enjoy a highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth.
  • Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities.
  • Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program.
  • Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs.


What You'll Do:
  • Supports and adheres to all safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
  • Qualifies and maintains proficiency in all applicable technical skills and meets job description requirements for those positions.
  • Responsible for maintenance and improvements of machines, including mechanical rotating equipment, conveying equipment, vibrating equipment, mechanical drives, and their support systems.
  • Handles maintenance improvements of piping in the plant, covering pipe, fittings, valves, spouts, chutes, and some thin metal fabrication and repairs. Also includes minor carpentry and insulation work.
  • Collaborates with operations employees to troubleshoot equipment repairs and modifications.
  • Works closely with employees, contractors, and outside personnel.
  • Completes shop papers with a detailed description of work performed during the repair and the time to complete the task.
  • Performs assigned computer functions (SAP or other CMMS systems).
  • Safely lifts tools, parts, and equipment, using others or mechanical means to ensure a safe lift.
  • Able to operate hand and power tools, welding, rigging, exhibits troubleshooting skills, has pipe design skills, ability to read blueprints and P&ID.
  • Skills in maintaining turbines and compressors, general lubrication knowledge, and high mechanical skills.
  • Assists in developing standardized mechanical methods, hardware, system designs, and maintaining piping and process standards while installing new piping and rotating equipment.
  • Recommends and acts on preventative maintenance on mechanical and piping systems.
  • Adheres to relevant repair standards whenever possible, discussing deviations with the supervisor as needed.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


What You'll need:
  • Two year technical degree or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated ability to problem solve
  • Must be 18 year of age or older
  • Must be able to work an on-call rotation
  • Good computer skills
  • Demonstrated good communication skills


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Work Environment:
This position works 95% of the time inside; 5% of the time is spent outside. Occasionally this position requires working with hazards, extreme heat/cold; humidity, heights, exposure to dust, fumes and gasses.

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.
Physical demands of this position include repetitive use of hands and arms. Individual must be able to talk, hear, see, and distinguish colors. Individual must be able to lift, push, pull or carry up to 50 lbs. and climb stairs.

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com





 Roquette Frres

 06/01/2024

 Gurnee,IL