Maintenance Technician

Job Title : Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The maintenance technician will be responsible for mechanical and electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair throughout the facility.

This person will monitor, repair, and adjust / edit various manufacturing equipment and systems including hydraulic thermoforming presses, ovens, robotic waterjets, 3 phase motors, and Siemens PLCs & HMIs.

This is a true multi-craft industrial maintenance role that will consist of mechanical, electrical, and controls work. Responsibilities also include troubleshooting programs and drives using a laptop, although PLC programming is not required but considered a plus.

This facility manufactures sound deadening interior parts for the automotive industry and operates in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform manufacturing-related equipment preventative maintenance (PMs).
• Safely troubleshoot live electrical panels.
• Participate in problem-solving groups and lean manufacturing activities.
• Contribute to maintenance department efforts towards achieving key measures.
• Continuously learn to support various processes, such as thermal forming, adhesive molding, Isocyanate foam, high pressure water, and assembly processes.
• Operate Powered Industrial Trucks, aerial lifts, and cranes.
• Edit / modify control programs on programmable devices (., A-B, SLC-500, Control Logics, Panel View, Panelview plus).

Essential Skills

• 3+ years working in a maintenance department in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years working with and maintaining automated machinery.
• Strong mechanical experience.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed and work any production shift.
• Ability to use basic machining tools, powered hand tools, and other maintenance-related equipment.
• Ability to read machine drawings and control schematics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Robot and robotic control experience (., Fanuc, Motoman, ABB) is a plus.
• Electrical journeyman card is a plus.
• Experience working with a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) system is a plus.
• Experience working with smart cameras (., Keyence, Cognex) is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy a full benefits package starting on day 1 after completing a 6-month contract-to-hire period. Work for a large global company with multiple facilities around the United States and the globe.

Benefit from overtime opportunities, including double time on Sundays.

Work Environment

This facility manufactures interior sound deadening material for the automotive industry and operates in a fast-paced and deadline-sensitive culture typical of the automotive sector.

The plant covers close to 300,000 sq. ft. and currently works 50 hours a week, with most Saturdays and some Sundays required.

The facility offers three shifts : 1st shift (7 : 00 AM - 3 : 00 PM, Monday - Friday), 2nd shift (3 : 00 PM - 11 : 00 PM, Monday - Friday), and 3rd shift (11 : 00 PM - 7 : 00 AM, Monday - Friday).

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Battle Creek, Michigan.

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.