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Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for working on food packaging equipment, including mixers and pouchers. This role involves both mechanical and electrical repairs, working in the control room with PLC troubleshooting, and handling various equipment such as board controls, PLCs, drives, hydraulics, pneumatics, servos, and some machining and welding.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical repairs on food packaging equipment.

• Work in the control room to troubleshoot PLCs.

• Handle board controls, drives, and motor controls.

• Conduct mechanical tasks involving hydraulics, pneumatics, servos, and some machining (lathe and mill).

• Perform welding when necessary.

• Ensure equipment is maintained and operating efficiently.

Essential Skills

• Electrical and mechanical experience

• PLC troubleshooting

• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics

• Welding and machining skills

• Experience in the food industry

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with motor controls and VFDs

• PLC programming experience

• Experience working in a food/GMP environment

Why Work Here?

Join a family-owned company that values its employees by providing insurance and matching 3% of 401K contributions. The company promotes from within and supports continuous learning by paying for schooling.

Work Environment

This position offers a clean food/GMP environment, though it can get a little messy due to the nature of sauce production. The job is available on the 2nd shift (M-F 2pm-10pm) and 3rd shift (M-F 10pm-6:30am). Employees will be provided with uniforms.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Broadview, Illinois.

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.