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Aerotek Maintenance Technician in Chicago, Illinois
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. This role involves working on industrial baking equipment, performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing various machinery. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, and more.
Responsibilities
Perform preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs on mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, and other machinery.
Utilize volt meters to detect electrical issues and read/reset HMI's and VFD's.
Tear down and reassemble machines as needed.
Work on electrical systems, including HMIs, VFD's, and PLC's.
Handle mechanical components such as sprockets, gears, shafts, and bearings.
Work with automation systems, including sensors and photo eyes.
Maintain and troubleshoot vertical baggers, cartoners, inkjet printers, and other packaging equipment.
Understand and work with bulk flour systems, including transfer blowers, air-locks, divertor valves, and sifters.
Fill out daily log reports, emergency breakdown reports, and work orders, and communicate with incoming shifts.
Perform low voltage and high voltage (120-480VAC) equipment maintenance.
Read schematics and blueprints to diagnose and troubleshoot electrical issues.
Install, debug, and stabilize plant equipment.
Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies, metal detectors, and scales.
Test the performance of electro-mechanical assemblies using test instruments.
Fabricate guards using measuring devices, cutting tools, and welders.
Install electronic parts and hardware using soldering equipment and hand tools.
Operate, test, and maintain robotic equipment.
Essential Skills
3-5 years of electrical and mechanical experience.
Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot electrical issues using a volt meter.
Experience with 3 phase motors.
Capability to swap, repair, and wire motors for various equipment.
GMP experience.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
PLC programming and advanced troubleshooting.
Boiler (steam) maintenance experience.
Welding - Stick and Tig experience.
Bakery experience.
Why Work Here?
Enjoy great benefits, including 3% contributions towards medical insurance. Earn double time pay on Sundays. Join a long-tenured maintenance team with a family feel and opportunities for upward movement. Our manager started as a mechanic, and we offer tuition reimbursement and additional training for mechanics.
Work Environment
This is a 3rd shift position, starting at either 9:30 PM - 6 AM or 10:30 PM - 7 AM, depending on the production line assignment. The schedule involves working 6 days a week with a rotating off day, ensuring at least 48 hours of work each week. You will work across all four buildings on-site, requiring outdoor walking between buildings. The work environment can get hot as it is an older bakery plant. Uniforms will be provided after 90 days; prior to that, a t-shirt and jeans are acceptable attire.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chicago, Illinois.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $28.93 - $36.00/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 Chicago,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 25, 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.