Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our machinery and plant equipment. You will be responsible for identifying and resolving mechanical issues, fabricating repair parts, and performing preventive and predictive maintenance. This role requires strict adherence to safety and cleanliness standards while documenting maintenance activities accurately.

Responsibilities

• Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for issues, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.

• Fabricate needed repair parts and other items using maintenance shop machinery and equipment.

• Ensure reliable operation of machinery and plant equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements as directed by management, work order instructions, manufacturer instructions, and technical manuals.

• Assist the Maintenance Management staff in developing and improving current preventive maintenance instructions and practices.

• Understand and adhere to the principles of predictive maintenance programs, and assist in the development and improvement of these programs.

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with all directives, procedures, rules, and regulations related to personal safety, manufacturing practices, and product protection.

• Properly complete maintenance records to document the maintenance process, including Work Orders, Hot Work Permits, Confined Space Entry Permits, Clean Tags, High Care Intervention forms, and Inventory use sheets. Use computerized records to document maintenance activities.

• Assist maintenance management staff in maintaining adequate spare equipment, parts, and supply inventories by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing requests, and identifying shortages.

• Follow all food safety procedures and practices to promote our food safety culture.

Essential Skills

• Maintenance technician

• Hydraulics

• Mechanical

• Troubleshooting

• Electrical

• Preventive maintenance

• Maintenance Mechanic

• Industrial Maintenance

• Pneumatics

• Repair

• Service

• Maintenance repair

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 1-year technical certificate and 2 or more years of verifiable experience.

• 2-year technical degree in an industrial maintenance or engineering field.

• 3 or more years of verifiable industrial maintenance experience.

• Advanced Apprentice with 3 or more years and Journeyman level experience.

Why Work Here?

Join our team to be part of a supportive and safety-focused work environment. We value continuous learning and improvement, providing opportunities to expand your skills in various maintenance disciplines. Our commitment to safety, cleanliness, and food safety culture ensures a positive and productive workplace.

Work Environment

This position operates on the 2nd shift from 3 PM to 11 PM. The work environment includes maintaining compliance with safety standards and ensuring cleanliness. Technologies and equipment used include maintenance shop machinery, precision measuring instruments, and computerized record-keeping systems.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Dubuque,IA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.