Maintenance Technician

Job Title : Maintenance Technician

Job Description

We are looking to hire a maintenance technician who will be responsible for the support of production on 2nd shift. They will be maintaining all machinery, equipment, building, and grounds and ensuring that all equipment is kept to OSHA standards.

Duties include the installations and maintenance of equipment such as presses, CNCs, conveyors, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, air compressors, welders, induction heat systems, ABB robotic systems, water treatment equipment and controls, and plumbing and piping.

Candidates will also maintain inventory and parts, perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot electrical components and control circuits.

PLC experience (Allen-Bradley) is a plus. This position requires reading, writing, and math skills similar to those learned in High School.

Knowledge and experience rigging heavy equipment is beneficial. They will be one of several technicians in this role. Hours are Mon-Fri, 2pm-11 : 30pm.

Overtime is available but not extensive. The company is a main producer of steel horseshoes for the North American market, focusing mainly on riding and sport horse segments.

The company has been around for almost 200 years. The production floor is hot and humid. They are a stable company with great leaders and offer a team environment, a culture that is open to your ideas, competitive wages, good benefits, and possible advancement opportunities.

The facility runs 5 production lines (each line consists of a robot that manufactures horse shoes) with 1 Operator, 1 Supervisor, and 2 Leads per line.

The company has 83 total employees, including front office and sales. Work distribution : 50% Troubleshooting, 40% Mechanical, 10% Electrical / Pneumatic / Hydraulic.

90% of the work will be in the production area, with 50% of that being preventative and 50% reactive. The maintenance department consists of 1 Supervisor, 1 Lead, and 1 Facilities Technician, making up a total of 7 people.

Hard Skills

• industrial maintenance
• maintenance
• installations and maintenance of equipment
• troubleshooting electrical components and control circuits
• PLC experience (Allen-Bradley)
• rigging heavy equipment

Soft Skills

• team environment
• open to ideas
• reading, writing, and math skills

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Forest Lake, Minnesota.

Work Environment

The production floor is hot and humid. The company offers a stable environment with great leaders, a team-oriented culture, competitive wages, good benefits, and possible advancement opportunities.

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.