Machine Builder / Service Technician

Machine Builder / Service Technician – Industrial Machinery | Rockford, Illinois

Direct Hire | Onsite

Targeted pay rate: $27-40/hr depending upon qualification

Kelly Engineering is seeking a skilled Machine Builder/ Service Technician to join our client’s team. This role is unique in that you’ll spend the majority of your time onsite at the main facility building and preparing custom machines before they ship. Once complete, you’ll travel to client sites to handle installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and occasional repair work to ensure the machines are fully operational.

What You’ll Do

• Install, commission, and service cutting-edge CNC machine tools, control systems, and associated equipment.
• Interpret complex electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and lubrication schematics to diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
• Perform precise geometrical leveling, alignment, and calibration using laser measurement tools to ensure optimal machine accuracy.
• Troubleshoot and repair major mechanical components such as spindles, gearboxes, drive systems, and ball screws.
• Configure and troubleshoot advanced axis control systems, tool changers, and automation feature.
• Conduct acceptance tests, workforce training, and provide ongoing technical support to customer teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and service leadership by sharing feedback for product improvement and system reliability.
• Maintain detailed documentation of service activities, repairs, and recommendations.
  
  

Required Skills

• 5 years of hands-on experience servicing industrial machine tools or similar capital equipment.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and control system troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Proficiency with diagnostic software, laptops, and field service tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and customer communication skills.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs, work in confined spaces, and operate in industrial environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel, including internationally on occasion, with a valid passport.
  
  

Preferred Education And Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Technical degree, military technical training, or apprenticeship in engineering, electronics, or machinery preferred.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Ability to work mostly first-shift hours with overtime
• Capable of working in diverse industrial settings, often at heights or in confined spaces.
• Travel: Work primarily onsite at the main facility, with travel to client sites once or twice per year for multi-week installation and commissioning activities
  
  

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• PTO
• 401k
  
  

All applicants applying for this job opening must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity. OPT or H1B Visa is not being accepted at this time.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.