Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician responsible for maintaining and performing preventive maintenance on baking equipment and conveyor systems. You will work with various machines, including mixers, extruders, refrigeration units, proofers, conveyors, boilers, and silos. Your duties will include inspecting, replacing, rotating, and changing parts of industrial machines, connecting power to machines, installing and rewiring motors, and reading blueprints and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and preventive maintenance on baking equipment and conveyor systems.
• Work with mixers, extruders, refrigeration units, proofers, conveyors, boilers, and silos.
• Inspect, replace, rotate, and change parts of industrial machines.
• Connect power to machines and install motors.
• Read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Move machinery and equipment using hoists and dollies.
• Perform welding on steel and aluminum materials.
• Run conduit and electrical wiring to new industrial machines.
• Fabricate parts using drill presses and other tools.

Essential Skills

• Experience troubleshooting and performing preventive maintenance on automated equipment.
• Experience with assembly equipment, particularly conveyors.
• Experience building industrial equipment.
• Experience rebuilding 3-phase motors.
• Ability to troubleshoot industrial machines and PLCs.
• Mechanical troubleshooting skills and ability to replace motors, gears, and pumps on industrial machinery.
• Possession of personal hand tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience installing conduit and electrical wiring.
• Background in food and beverage industry.

Why Work Here?

This position offers ample opportunities for overtime, with contractors routinely working up to 60 hours per week. The company supports career growth, demonstrated by past promotions and raises within the maintenance team. Employees benefit from excellent benefits, including 2 weeks of paid time off upon direct employment. The work environment fosters skill development and career progression.

Work Environment

The position is for the 2nd shift, from 5pm to 5am, with work required every other weekend. The facility is a fast-paced, hot environment, typically 10-20 degrees warmer than outside, due to large industrial ovens. The team consists of 4 crews, working 4 days during the week and 1 day every other weekend, with time and a half pay for overtime. The plant has a structured supervisory system, with experienced managers in the food and beverage industry.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Plymouth, Michigan.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $69264.00 - $72384.00/yr.

Direct hire, 401k, medical, dental, vision, 2 weeks pto and sick time

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 8, 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.