Engineering Jobs in Russell, IL

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Maintenance Technician – Food Manufacturing (2nd Shift) to join their team. This is a fast-paced, high-volume production environment and is investing in reliable, safety-focused maintenance professionals who enjoy hands-on troubleshooting and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for a maintenance professional who wants stable hours, modern equipment, and the chance to work in a technically engaging manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical issues on food processing and packaging equipment.
• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on conveyors, mixers, ovens, freezers, pumps, gearboxes, and automated packaging lines.
• Troubleshooting pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including valves, cylinders, regulators, and air systems.
• Supporting electrical systems including motors, VFDs, sensors, control panels, and industrial power distribution.
• Assisting with PLC and HMI troubleshooting, monitoring I/O, and identifying root causes of equipment faults.
• Documenting work completed using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Partnering with Production and Quality teams to minimize downtime and maintain food safety standards.
• Following all safety procedures including lockout/tagout, GMPs, and plant safety policies.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven maintenance experience within a food manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to ammonia refrigeration systems in an industrial environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Experience supporting production equipment in a high-volume setting.
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical schematics.
• Strong safety mindset with hands-on troubleshooting capability.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar platforms).
• Electrical and controls troubleshooting beyond basic mechanical repair.
• Background in automated food packaging or process manufacturing.

Compensation Range: $37/hr - $48/hr

Work Schedule: 2nd Shift (3:00 pm-11:30 pm)

Benefits Offered: 2 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave where applicable by state law, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Vision Insurance, 401K, and Life Insurance.

If you are a passionate Maintenance Technicianlooking for anew and rewarding career, please apply today! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!

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Senior Project Manager

Construction | Chicago, IL | Hybrid Flexibility

A globally recognized Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firm is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their downtown Chicago office. This firm delivers complex, high profile projects across the United States and internationally, with a diverse portfolio including industrial, residential, commercial, education/public, mixed use, and hospitality developments valued up to $200M+.

This role offers the opportunity to lead large scale projects from preconstruction through completion while working within a fully integrated AEC delivery model alongside architecture, engineering, and construction teams.

The Opportunity

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for overall project leadership, managing teams, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

You will oversee complex projects across multiple sectors, working closely with internal design teams, consultants, subcontractors, and clients to deliver successful outcomes on high value projects across the U.S. and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of construction projects valued up to $200M+.
• Manage projects from preconstruction through project closeout, ensuring schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Oversee project teams including project managers, project engineers, superintendents, and subcontractors.
• Coordinate closely with architectural and engineering teams within the integrated AEC environment.
• Manage project financials including budgets, forecasting, cost control, and change management.
• Maintain strong client relationships and serve as the primary point of contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project meetings, reporting, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, contractual requirements, and company procedures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction project management experience.
• Proven experience delivering large scale commercial, mixed use, residential, industrial, hospitality, or institutional projects.
• Experience managing projects valued $50M to $200M+.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Ability to oversee project financials, schedules, and client relationships.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.

Why Join

• Globally respected Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firm with an international project portfolio.
• Opportunity to lead large scale projects across multiple sectors.
• Collaborative environment working alongside architecture and engineering teams in an integrated delivery model.
• Downtown Chicago office with a hybrid work schedule (2 days work from home).

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America's largest wire and cable producers. Privately owned for 75+ years, Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products.

3rd Shift Maintenance Supervisor

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Monday – Friday, 6:30 am to 3:30 pm

Maintenance Supervisor Job Description

• Ensures completion of planned maintenance work selected for the daily schedule through maintenance coordination.
• Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the maintenance team, ensuring the seamless continuation of work in progress as outlined in the work schedule.
• Prompt execution of emergency work orders received directly from Operations, requiring quick decision-making and effective resource allocation.
• Holds full management responsibility for their crew, including ensuring safety compliance, maintaining high standards of work, quality and efficiency, assessing team skills, facilitating training and development, and handling administrative personnel matters.
• Will play a critical role in maintaining operational continuity and supporting the overall performance of the maintenance department.

Qualifications And Experience Requirements

• Associates degree or high is degree required
• 5+ years' experience in industrial maintenance with strong skills in both electrical and mechanical support.
• 3+ years in a maintenance supervisory role
• CMT or other similar certifications are a plus
• Bilingual is desired

Benefits We Offer:

• 401k with Matching
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
• Parental Leave
• & More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Construction Manager

Location: Lake County, IL (on-site)

Employment Type: Contract (potential for long duration through construction, commissioning, and turnover)

Position Summary

ASI is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support a major API manufacturing expansion at a large, highly regulated pharmaceutical campus in Lake County, IL. This role is the on-site leader responsible for day-to-day execution: coordinating contractors and trades, enforcing safety and quality expectations, aligning field activities with the Architect/Engineer (A&E) and client stakeholders, and driving timely installation of API synthesis equipment, utilities, and facility systems in an active manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Field Execution & Trade Coordination

• Direct and coordinate daily work activities for multiple subcontractors/trades (civil, structural, architectural, mechanical/HVAC, piping, electrical, controls, fire protection, insulation, etc.).
• Lead field planning: workface planning, daily/weekly look-ahead, constraint removal, and sequencing to maintain productivity and schedule.
• Verify field readiness (access, permits, drawings, materials, LOTO boundaries, etc.) and keep crews working efficiently.

Safety Leadership

• Champion a strong safety culture consistent with client and contractor programs (OSHA/site rules).
• Conduct job hazard analyses (JHAs), pre-task plans, toolbox talks, and field safety audits; stop work when conditions are unsafe.
• Coordinate safe work in operating areas (permits, hot work, line break, confined space, energized work, LOTO).

Construction Quality & Technical Oversight

• Ensure construction is executed per drawings, specifications, codes/standards, and approved submittals.
• Review/verify installation quality for process equipment and GMP utilities (e.g., purified water, clean steam, process gases, vacuum, chilled water/steam/condensate, wastewater/neutralization—project dependent).
• Support punchlist management, deficiency resolution, and field verification/inspection readiness.

Interface Management (Owner / A&E / Contractors)

• Coordinate construction execution with the A&E team: field design clarifications, constructability issues, and redlines/as-builts.
• Participate in coordination meetings, pull planning sessions, and progress reporting (schedule updates, constraint logs, productivity blockers).
• Communicate clearly and early when scope, schedule, access, or design constraints threaten field progress.

Equipment & Package Expediting

• Track critical equipment/package readiness (FAT/SAT support as required, delivery schedules, staging, rigging plans, installation prerequisites).
• Coordinate receiving, laydown, preservation, and turnover documentation for API synthesis equipment and supporting systems.

Turnover, Commissioning Support & Documentation

• Drive system walkdowns and turnover boundaries (systems/areas), supporting mechanical completion packages and turnover to commissioning/CQV.
• Coordinate vendor support in the field (start-up oversight, issue resolution, closeout).
• Maintain accurate field records: daily reports, installed quantities, progress photos, redlines, punch list status, and turnover artifacts.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of on-site construction field engineering/supervision experience in pharma, biotech, chemical process, or other regulated industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple trades and contractors on fast-moving projects.
• Working knowledge of GMP/GDP expectations for construction in/near regulated manufacturing areas (material control, cleanliness, change control awareness, turnover discipline).
• Strong safety mindset and familiarity with typical industrial permit-to-work processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with API chemical synthesis facilities and/or process equipment installation (reactors, filter/dryers, centrifuges, solvent handling, contained transfer, etc.).
• Familiarity with ISPE Baseline concepts, ASTM E2500 mindset, commissioning/qualification interfaces, and turnover best practices.
• Experience working on projects involving advanced manufacturing/automation integrations (PCS/DCS/DeltaV/PLC/SCADA—platform varies by site).

Skills & Attributes

• High field presence: proactive, decisive, calm under pressure, strong situational awareness.
• Strong coordination and documentation habits (punch lists, turnover packages, daily reports).
• Ability to communicate effectively with trades, project management, engineering, quality, EHS, and operations.
• Bias for action: removes blockers, escalates appropriately, and keeps the schedule moving.

Sr. Engineering Manager - Pleasant Prairie (Kenosha, WI)

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

Job Purpose

Oversees the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes and operations for new and existing products. Manages the activities of the team and is responsible for staffing decisions, training and development, and performance management of the staff. Ensures the effective use of materials, equipment, and personnel in producing quality products at minimum costs. Acts as liaison with engineering in releasing new products. Develops systems to maintain reports and record keeping of company products. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the operations functions, which may include production manufacturing engineering, manufacturing process, quality, and activities from production planning to shipment. He/she drives the production team to implement improvements on quality, efficiency, and cost reduction.
• This position oversees Product, Process and Test Engineering departments.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and establishes goals to meet objectives.
• Provides guidance to subordinates to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.
• Work is reviewed and measured based on meeting objectives and schedules.
• Establishes and recommends changes to policies which effect immediate organization(s).
• Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
• Follows processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Acts as advisor to subordinate(s) to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
• Develops and administers schedules and performance requirements.
• Responsible for selecting and developing people, and provides leadership to engineering groups.
• Works with employees to plan, assign, and monitor individual objectives of unit members, based on overall group objectives and priorities. Responsible for providing timely and useful feedback to staff members on their performance and development plans.
• Participates in the operations engineering work within the unit by overseeing and advising others, or by contributing directly to the development of complex solutions.
• Helps to define requirements, plans, schedules resources effectively, monitors achievements and costs, and removes barriers to the group's success.
• Provides guidance and advice to group members related to their approaches and methodologies in pursuing their assigned responsibilities.
• Manages the schedule of deliverables agreed to for the engineering units overall.

Education and Experience

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering required.
• 8+ years engineering management experience required.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturability, considering a balance of cost, serviceability, manufacturability, reliability, assembly time and quality.
• Expertise in parts fabrication techniques, including; molding, precision machining casting, sheet metal fabrication, welding, cable assembly, etc.
• Excellent small cross-functional team leadership skills
• Functional management ability, including recruiting, skills and career development, goals and objectives setting and management, performance management
• Experience with budgeting managing to a budget and headcount planning
• Verbal presentation skills commensurate with a technical audience
• Successful candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America's largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products.

Warehouse Associate

Hours: 11:00 pm – 7:00 am

Days: Monday - Friday

Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI

Starting Pay Rate: $21 + $1.50 shift differential

Pension plan!

Eligible for full benefits after 30 days!

Job Description

The Warehouse Associate Manufacturing is an entry level role that will be responsible for transporting material by operating mobile equipment to insure production flow

Job Tasks

• Transport of specified material to and from machines
• Load and unload material from trucks
• Stack and unstack reels to and from metal racks with forklift
• Maintain adequate level of fluids and perform minor maintenance of forklift
• Perform all other duties as assigned

What you will need:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must read, write, and speak English; Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
• Must be able to stand and lift heavy loads for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs,
• Minimum of one year experience operating a forklift in a warehouse or industrial environment

Benefits We Offer:

• 401k with Matching & Pension Plan (Eligible for Pension after 1,000 Hours Worked)
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
• Parental Leave
• & More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Position Title: Buyer

Business and Department: ABF (American Blending and Filling)

Visual Pak Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visual Pak does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender (orientation or identification), sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis covered by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, skills, individual performance, and business needs.

Position Purpose/Summary: The Buyer is responsible for developing a Network of Distributors and Manufacturers to supply the direct raw material needs for a growing cosmetic and household product contract manufacturer.

Position Responsibilities-Tasks-Deliverables: The Buyer is responsible for developing a Network of Distributors and Manufacturers to supply the direct raw material needs for a growing cosmetic and household product contract manufacturer. Key attributes of buying will include on time deliveries and with the best price at the specified quality. This position requires a strong knowledge base of specialty chemical, commodity, API/excipient and cosmetic resources. The Chemical Buyer must have a proven negotiation track record, with an adherence to cGMP and a focus on excellence in service. Responsibilities will include:

• Follow Hazardous Material Handling Procedures and go through Initial and Annual Training
• Sourcing Raw Materials across the North American manufacturing network
• Pricing negotiations of current and new raw materials
• Responding to Customer Request for Quotations with current information
• Materials planning and purchasing
• Supplier forecasting
• Purchase Order initiation
• Supporting R&D
• Interfacing with plant and site planner teams to ensure on time delivery and inventory levels
• Sampling
• Sourcing
• Following market trends and communicating news to internal stakeholders
• Interfacing with suppliers directly to resolve complaints, maintain forecasts
• Providing timely and accurate information on the status of raw material deliveries
• Managing ongoing Supplier Maintenance Program
• Driving Problem Resolution
• Effective prioritization to ensure execution of critical tasks and projects

Requirements

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:

• Education: BA or BS, ideally Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, or Engineering or Chemical Engineering Discipline
• Experience: 5+ years of strategic procurement experience within a multi-location organization (experience can be combination of technical and commercial)
• Technology/Software: Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications and various market research tools
• Communication: Excellent presentation skills; superior interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills

Role: Principal Application Architect

Location: Riverwoods, IL

Term: Contract

Responsible for leading the charge to drive technology strategy and technical capabilities for an application ecosystem. Leverage deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks to design application architecture that balances business and customer needs with technical non-functional requirements for resiliency, security and efficiency. Partners with application engineers to ensure the application ecosystem is engineered according to architecture vision and continuously evolve the architecture and application to meet changing customer and business needs. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with Sr. Product Owner(s) to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy
• Independently oversees the design process for an application
• Coaches' other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements, such as reliability, availability, and security.
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks
• Trains others in solution design patterns
• Coaches' internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns
• Create and maintain big-picture design view of product portfolio
• Design and document solutions that meet the business needs.
• Conduct feasibility analysis, product comparison, capability mapping, high level estimations
• Apply Architecture development processes as required by the organization
• Create requirements and architectural specifications, functionality, and integration with new/existing systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors – Computer Science or related
• 10+ Years – Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Architecture or related

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in architecture and design for card transaction processing applications.
• In depth knowledge on ISO8583 message formats.
• Experience with Payment networks, Banking industry and Debit card processing.
• Experience building high performing, scalable systems that adapt and grow to customer needs.
• Understanding of technology evaluation process.
• Experience with modern development practices such as CI/CD, SOA and microservices.
• Familiarity and experience using Kubernetes, AWS and/or other cloud computing services.
• Knowledge of API, Application integration patterns
• Good communication, and presentation skills

To oversee, provide direct leadership and continual evaluation of the Pleasant Prairie site’s operating departments, including the maintenance, safety, quality and compliance, and fabrication manufacturing with the goal to improve throughput and productivity, increase efficiency and profitability, and optimize customer and employee relations.

• Lead and oversee production, quality, safety, maintenance, materials management and distribution ensuring an efficient, safe, and cost-effective operation.
• Plan, develop, and oversee implementation of comprehensive operating plans with the goals of continually increased throughput, consistent quality process control, and on time delivery, especially where needed to support increased demand from current accounts.
• Evaluate and act on new purchasing/design/manufacturing/distribution ideas and champions. Continuous Improvement programs like 5S, Lean, 6 Sigma, etc. looking always to improve our operations and processes in order to become more efficient.
• Responsible for enhancing technical and functional competencies, including ongoing review of needs and evaluation of all CAPEX spending related to the plant including ensuring on-budget, on-time delivery of all approved capital projects.
• Lead site management team in establishing long-term growth and profitability goals for the company, as well as professional and leadership development in the organization. Vital contributor to assessment/selection for senior plant leaders and other critical plant positions.
• Must shape the plant culture through example and key leadership events, engaging, enabling and energizing staff at all levels. Bring issues that may arise in a plant environment to prompt and fair resolution.
• Identifies long-term planning and priorities to inform financial budgeting process to support the forecast prepared by sales and controls expenditures within approved budgetary parameters.
• Utilizes a system of key performance indicators to measure plant performance to ensure that product demand is manufactured and delivered on time and in compliance, recommending actions necessary to improve results.
• Drives compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements in the safety, quality and labor area and sets the tone for plant readiness and compliance for internal and external audits.
• Supports transition of new product development to manufacturing through Production Readiness and Production Transfer phases. Ensure reliable revenue stream from funded Development projects with appropriate purchasing management through all design stages.
• Promotes new product quotations and sustains current customer relationships, acting as key contributor to pipeline opportunities and onsite customer visits. Enables the company to be able to secure new business from pipeline opportunities by supplying technical packages where required to accompany RFQ.
• Performs other accountabilities as apparent or assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Engineering Degree is highly recommended. Management, Business and/or Appropriate experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years of experience managing production of medical components and/or finished devices.
• Candidate preferred to have knowledge and experience with materials used in medical extrusion and molding.
• Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of ISO13485 standards and experience in successfully passing customer third-party audits.
• Leads communication initiatives with superior oral and written communication skills; creates new and different forums for communicating effectively.
• Strong strategic skills with demonstrated experience helping the plant team prioritize and implement organizational objectives.
• Inspiring leader willing to embrace change as a great opportunity for growth with ability to apply considerable judgment, expertise, and experience in handling problems and opportunities.
• Physical Demands:
• Must be able to assist Production activities as required.
• Work Environment:
• Office and Production floor.
• Occasional travel required.