Service Technician

Job Title: Service Technician

Location: Chicago, IL

Employment Type: Temp (12 Months) Potential to go Direct

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $32.00/Hour

Schedule: 40 Hours/Week 1 st Shift.

6:00AM 2:30PM

About the Opportunity:

• We're looking for a hands-on Service Technician to support the commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and warranty operations of locomotives and coaches. You'll work both onsite and remotely, diagnosing mechanical and electrical issues, completing repairs and modifications, and providing technical support to keep customer equipment operating reliably and safely.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritises both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Commission and support warranty operations while troubleshooting mechanical and electrical failures using drawings, schematics, circuit plans, and diagnostic software.
• Perform maintenance, repairs, installations, and Field Modifications (FMIs), using shop machinery, hand tools, and specialized equipment.
• Provide onsite and remote 2nd- and 3rd-level technical support, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions for equipment issues.
• Document failures, repairs, modifications, parts returns, and RMA activities in the appropriate systems and databases.
• Communicate with customers, team members, site leads, and managers while following applicable technical, safety, and industry procedures.
• Automated line processing and controlling, or operating with a broader range of production machines in production lines are examples for this level or work.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in technical service, equipment maintenance, commissioning, repair, or a related mechanical/electrical field.

What Sets You Apart:

• Basic knowledge and experience of principles, procedures, work routines, and skills in the field of work, gained through a structured and focused 3-year vocational training period.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

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