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Akkodis is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for a 3+ Contract position with a client located in Waukegan, IL

Pay Range: $50/hr - $60/hr (The rate may vary based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Position Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer with strong experience designing mechanical solutions for electrical and electromechanical systems. This role focuses on sheet metal design, electrical component placement, enclosure design, and wire harness routing, with an emphasis on delivering robust, manufacturable designs that integrate seamlessly with electrical system requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design efforts for electromechanical products including enclosures, chassis, brackets, and system-level packaging.
• Create detailed 3D models and engineering drawings using CREO or SolidWorks, including GD&T, BOMs, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Develop sheet metal designs that meet structural, thermal, manufacturability, and cost requirements.
• Plan and execute electrical component placement, mechanical packaging, and integration with PCBs, power supplies, connectors, and cable assemblies.
• Design and route wire harnesses and cable assemblies to ensure proper fit, bend radius, and strain relief.
• Partner closely with Electrical Engineers to ensure design compatibility, grounding, shielding, and component accessibility.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to optimize designs for fabrication processes such as sheet metal forming, machining, injection molding, and assembly.
• Collaborate with Application Engineering to incorporate customer requirements and field-use conditions.
• Perform thermal, structural, and airflow considerations in mechanical layouts.
• Support prototype builds, testing, validation, and design revisions.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain engineering documentation, revision control, and compliance with internal standards.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of mechanical design experience in an electromechanical or electronics-packaging environment.
• Proficiency in CREO or SolidWorks (assembly modeling, surfacing, sheet metal, drawings).
• Experience with sheet metal enclosure design, component packaging, and mechanical layout for electrical systems.
• Experience with wire harness layout/design and cable management.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, DFM/DFA, and design best practices.
• Experience with thermal management, airflow design, or electronics cooling.
• Familiarity with regulatory and safety standards (UL, IEC, CE, etc.).
• Knowledge of vibration and shock testing for critical infrastructure products.

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Job Title: Packaging Engineer

Location: North Chicago, IL

Hire Type: Open-ended Contract, Onsite

Target Pay Rate: $40.00 - $45.00/hour (W2)

Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS Medical plans, Dental/Vision plans, 401(k), and ESOP

Must-Have Skills:

• Packaging design & development experience (materials, structures, functionality)
• Packaging testing & validation expertise (performance, shipping, integrity)
• Manufacturing/plant experience (trials, troubleshooting, production support)

Job Summary:

The Packaging Engineer develops and implements packaging solutions for new and existing products, ensuring functionality, cost-effectiveness, and compatibility with manufacturing. This role supports pharmaceutical and/or combination product packaging through design, testing, validation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Duties:

• Design and develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions
• Create and maintain packaging documentation (BOMs, specs, assembly instructions)
• Lead packaging validation and ensure compliance with FDA regulations (21 CFR 201, 210, 211)
• Develop and execute testing protocols (performance, container/closure integrity, shipping)
• Conduct plant trials, analyze results, and make recommendations on packaging viability
• Evaluate new materials and technologies to improve performance, cost, and efficiency
• Collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to meet project timelines
• Support labeling, artwork review, and packaging design verification
• Troubleshoot packaging issues and support manufacturing operations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of packaging design experience.
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials (corrugate, plastics, cartons, films) and testing methods
• Experience with packaging validation, documentation, and regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and packaging equipment (e.g., form-fill-seal)
• Ability to create 2D drawings
• Experience with pharmaceutical or combination product packaging is a plus.

Job Title: Deviation Investigation Writer/Associate

Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI

Duration: 3-Month Contract (Potential of Extension)

Overview:

We are seeking two detail-oriented and driven professionals to join a dynamic manufacturing

operations team as Deviation Investigation Writers. These individuals will play a critical role in

supporting quality compliance by documenting and investigating deviations—unexpected events that

impact product quality, safety, or regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ghostwrite deviation investigation reports on behalf of technical staff, including operators and engineers.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to gather information and draft clear, audit-ready documentation.
• Support root cause investigations (RCI) and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Assist in managing deviations across various manufacturing areas, including filling, inspection robotics, and process operations.
• Ensure documentation meets regulatory standards and is easily understandable by auditors and cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in technical writing, preferably in a regulated or manufacturing environment.
• Background in quality assurance, engineering, or a related technical field.
• Ability to quickly learn complex manufacturing processes and translate them into clear, structured documentation.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing deviation investigation reports or supporting root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with manufacturing environments such as pharmaceutical, chemical, or food production.
• Understanding of parenteral manufacturing processes is a plus, but not required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare project cost codes and review accounting reports to ensure accuracy.
• Track project costs weekly and provide regular financial updates and profit projections.
• Assist with monthly pay applications and coordinate billing schedules.
• Review and approve subcontractor and supplier payments based on completed work and contract terms.
• Maintain project draw projections and schedules of values.
• Distribute construction drawings, addenda, and change bulletins to subcontractors.
• Maintain project documentation including drawing logs, change order logs, submittal logs, and RFIs.
• Manage project management software and ensure all documentation is current and organized.
• Coordinate and process submittals and RFIs in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain accurate project schedules and provide updates during project meetings.
• Lead weekly job meetings and distribute meeting minutes.
• Coordinate communication between the owner, architect, city officials, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Track project progress and labor in coordination with the superintendent.
• Issue and manage change orders and track project impacts.
• Coordinate pre-punch and final punch list activities with the superintendent and subcontractors.
• Prepare project closeout documentation, including O&M manuals.
• Coordinate final inspections and obtain the Certificate of Occupancy.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of construction project management experience (preconstruction and estimating experience preferred).
• Experience with civil and structural construction strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Experience with estimating, scheduling, and quantity take-off software.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

General Manager

Antioch, IL

$100,000 - $125,000 + Profit-Based Bonuses + 401(k) + Medical + Dental + Vision + Leadership Progression Opportunities

Are you an operations leader in the truck or heavy equipment industry looking to lead a large, high-performing dealership?

Do you want to take ownership of an established operation where your focus is on strengthening performance, supporting a large team, and continuing the success already built?

This is an opportunity to lead one of the company’s largest and most established dealership locations. With a team of over 100 employees and strong financial performance, the focus for the incoming General Manager is on maintaining operational excellence and continuing to build on an already successful foundation.

In this role, you’ll oversee service and parts operations while working closely with department managers to ensure the dealership continues to run efficiently and deliver excellent service to its customer base.

This role would suit someone with strong operational leadership experience in the truck, heavy equipment, or fleet space who is comfortable leading large teams and driving high standards across a busy dealership environment.

The Role:

• Oversee daily operations across service and parts departments
• Lead and support department managers across a large team
• Maintain strong operational performance and profitability
• Strengthen processes, training, and team development

The Person:

• Experience within the truck, heavy equipment, fleet, or dealership industry
• Strong operational leadership experience within large teams
• Proven ability to manage service and parts operations
• Strong leadership and team development skills

Key Words: Freightliner, Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Kenworth, Peterbilt, International Trucks, Cummins Engines, Detroit Diesel, PACCAR, Class 8 Heavy-Duty Trucks, Fixed Operations, P&L Responsibility, Revenue Growth, EBITDA, Expense Control, Asset Management, Strategic Planning, Market Penetration, Budgeting & Forecasting, ROI, Inventory Management, Vendor Relations, Compliance, Risk Management, Facility Management, Service Department Operations, Parts Department Management, Warranty Administration, Shop Productivity, Technician Recruitment, Repair Order (RO) Management

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer who’s energized by innovation, automation, and continuous improvement. If you love transforming ideas into efficient, high-performing processes, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Champion automation projects from concept to completion, ensuring seamless integration into existing workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition new products from design to full-scale production.
• Evaluate processes to identify inefficiencies, improve layouts, and deliver measurable cost savings.
• Partner with production teams to uphold quality, consistency, and safety standards.
• Utilize Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste and elevate performance.
• Develop process enhancements that boost throughput, shorten cycle times, and cut operational costs.
• Assist with equipment selection, installation, and troubleshooting to maximize uptime and productivity.
• Create and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and work instructions to ensure operational clarity.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process improvement, or automation.
• Strong foundation in Lean principles, Six Sigma tools, and modern automation technologies.
• Proven track record managing projects and collaborating across teams.
• CAD experience (SolidWorks proficiency preferred).
• Analytical, detail-oriented mindset with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Innovation-Driven Culture – Be part of a team that embraces new technology and fresh ideas.
• Career Growth – Take ownership of impactful projects and continue building your expertise.
• Tangible Impact – See your work directly improve efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

If you’re ready to put your engineering expertise to work in a place where your ideas matter and your contributions drive real results, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

Value Stream Manager Summary

The Value Stream Manager is a leadership role that will be primarily focused on ensuring a safe work environment for all team members, while maintaining continuous operational execution and production of quality products that are delivered on-time to customers within established cost targets.

The Value Stream Manager will focus on eliminating waste developed in the value stream process, identifying business growth opportunities, understanding the importance of customer value created by the company, maximizing capacity to grow sales and driving lean continuous improvement.

Strategically focused and leading/driving team members in Kaizen events, problem solving activities, owning the value stream.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all value stream related KPIs (SQDCI).
• Co-leads recordable or significant case investigations including root-cause and corrective actions.
• Responsible for ensuring the execution of findings of accident investigations and safety alerts within their value stream.
• Ensure policies and processes are deployed uniformly throughout the value stream.
• Actively leads the daily huddle process and can share information related to value stream as needed.
• Lead problem solving events and follow-up with corrective actions for completion
• Create a standard for value stream process and ensure entire team are properly trained, resourced, supplied, and managed to attain the objectives
• Develop a highly motivated and committed workforce with emphasis on the development of skills needed to accomplish safety, quality, on-time delivery, and product cost goals.

Qualifications And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• 5+ years of management experience
• Bilingual is a plus
• Lean manufacturing experience is required
• Strong MS Excel experience desired
• SAP is preferred

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.

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.

Industrial Maintenance Controls Technician

Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI

Compensation: $36 - $39 hour

Shift: Monday – Friday ~ days

Pension plan!!

As an Industrial Maintenance Controls Technician, you will support our manufacturing operations by providing a full range of electronic equipment maintenance with focus on reliability. Ensure sustainable operation of machinery and equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on motors, conveyor systems, and other production machinery. The Industrial Maintenance Controls Technician will also be a key member of process improvement and problem-solving teams.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

• Associates degree or higher required
• PLC experience is required
• Strong Mechanical and Electrical background (up to 480v)
• Hydraulic and pneumatic experience
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics and OEM manuals
• 5 years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience
• Possesses strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CMMS, etc.)

Industrial Maintenance Controls Technician Job Description

• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions using logical and systematic methodologies.
• Routine maintenance including but not limited to field fault analysis, calibration of instrumentation using proper test equipment, component replacement, alignment and calibration to specification.
• Troubleshoot and repair various equipment to include electronic, digital equipment and AC/DC motors & controls.
• Fault analysis of hard-wired relay logic, motor control circuits, motor power circuits (single & 3 phase) and common utility/lighting circuits.
• Access and use PLC logic programming to troubleshoot production equipment.
• Replacement of identified failed parts or components.
• Adjust equipment to bring it into operational specifications.
• Recommend process or procedure changes based on observed equipment behavior.
• Testing of electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, and voltmeters to ensure proper operation and safety of system.
• Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, lighting fixtures and other electrical components.
• Maintain current and accurate maintenance data to establish historical records and future maintenance requirements.

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.

Waukegan Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving the Chicagoland area. Our team has worked on various projects throughout the city including, Soldier Field, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Navy Pier, Willis Tower, Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena, Washington/Wabash CTA Platform, Ravinia Festival, and Lincoln Park Zoo. The Steel Estimator will be responsible for preparing estimates of labor and vendor pricing for final projects.

The estimator role is a key member of our preconstruction team as they review potential projects and prepare bid pricing/proposals for our customers. Tasks will vary from project to project as needed – document review, direct quantity takeoffs, defining scopes of work, solicitation and follow-up for subcontractor/vendor pricing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow established Waukegan Steel pre-construction group policies and procedures
• Review project documents and develop strong knowledge of project scope and all requirements
• Prepare structural steel and misc metals quantity takeoffs
• Prepare detailed scope of work documentation
• Support pre-con team as needed with preparation of estimate summaries

Education and Experience:

• Strong interest in working for a Structural Steel fabricator/subcontractor
• Strong interest in being part of a pre-construction team focused on estimating work
• Proficient with architectural/structural blueprint reading
• Strong computer skills, proficient with learning new software applications
• Experience with structural steel/misc metals preferred
• Education: BS Structural or Civil Engineering is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Candidate must be driven and assertive with strong written, verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, collaborative environment
• Highly organized, detail-oriented individual with the ability to follow up tasks without daily guidance
• Ability to effectively manage a high volume of tasks/requests in a professional manner

Competitive Total Rewards:

• A competitive base salary up to $80K (Depending on Experience)
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• 401(k) Match
• Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• On the job training
• Career advancement opportunities

Waukegan Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO-M/F/D/V and encourages Diverse Candidates to Apply

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.