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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be a versatile professional responsible for mechanical and electrical repairs, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance on all plant equipment. This includes fab equipment such as lasers and presses, robots, automated conveyor lines, thermoforming machines, and foam forming machines. You will also handle minor welding and fabrication tasks. Electrical work involves up to 480v and PLC troubleshooting, primarily Allen-Bradley with some Siemens.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical repairs, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance on all plant equipment.

• Work on fab equipment: lasers and presses, robots, automated conveyor lines, thermoforming machines, and foam forming machines.

• Conduct minor welding and fabrication.

• Handle electrical work up to 480v, including PLC troubleshooting (mostly Allen-Bradley with some Siemens).

• Participate in special projects as needed.

• Ensure the facility and machinery are well-kept.

Essential Skills

• 5 years of experience as an industrial maintenance technician.

• Proficiency in mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

• Strong repair, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to work with electrical systems up to 480v and perform PLC troubleshooting.

• Ability to read and interpret schematics and blueprints.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree.

Why Work Here?

We offer an opportunity in a very large, clean, automated, and climate-controlled facility that is always maintained at 72 degrees. We provide strong benefits and insurance, and the option to join the Union after 90 days. We invest in our employees' education, offering to pay for schooling and providing 11 courses for career advancement. Our facilities include a workout center, a state-of-the-art environment, and a free onsite healthcare clinic and lab for employees and their families. There is ample room for advancement into different departments, such as welding, maintenance, and machining. We pride ourselves on a supportive work environment with opportunities for pay increases, including premiums for second and third shifts.

Work Environment

Our facility operates three shifts: 1st shift (Monday to Friday, 5:30 am-1:30 pm), 2nd shift (Monday to Friday, 1:30 pm-9:30 pm), and 3rd shift (Sunday to Friday, 9:30 pm-5:30 am). You have the flexibility to work 40 hours a week or up to 60 hours based on workload, with minimal project-based work during the week. Our 600,000 sq. foot facility is one of the cleanest and well-kept manufacturing facilities in Southern Wisconsin. We prioritize maintaining a clean, automated, and climate-controlled environment, ensuring the facility is always at 72 degrees. We aim to have 9 technicians on the 2nd shift and 9 on the 3rd shift.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Madison, Wisconsin

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.