Maintenance Tech, Direct Hire In Food Industry

Maintenance Technician, Direct Placement in Foods

• Holland, MI
• 2nd OR 3rd Shift ($2.50 premium)
• $27-33/hour
• Bi-annual Bonuses

Job Description

As a 2nd Shift Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for handling both emergency work and preventative maintenance, ensuring the smooth operation of production processes. You will work from 3:00pm to 11:30pm with a 30-minute lunch break, and will be expected to work about an hour of overtime daily, including every other Saturday. Overtime and Saturday hours are compensated at time and a half.

• Maintain production equipment by performing preventative maintenance, including service, repair, or replacement of gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts, etc.
• Ensure the mechanical and physical integrity of production equipment to minimize downtime due to mechanical failures.
• Perform quick fixes to keep production running, with more extensive repairs conducted during 3rd shift.
• Repair cylinders, solenoids, and use blueprints to identify line placements in hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Troubleshoot and address electrical issues, with a focus on 480volt/3phase electrical repairs.
• Assist mechanics in machine repair and equipment troubleshooting as needed.
• Support 1st shift production departments with timely setups.
• Safely use maintenance shop equipment, including drill press, lathe, pneumatic tools.
• Follow all safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Lift up to 50 lbs occasionally and engage in bending, twisting, and turning tasks.

Essential Skills

• Experience in repairing hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Industrial maintenance experience with conveyors.
• Strong electrical repair and troubleshooting skills, especially with 480volt/3phase systems.
• Team mentality and positive attitude.
• High reliability and attendance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing maintenance.
• PLC experience is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Experience a great family feel culture with excellent benefit coverage at a low weekly premium. Enjoy 401K matching, a competitive vacation/PTO package, and semi-annual bonuses. Opportunities for shift changes from 2nd to 1st shift within 6 months to 2 years are available, as the company is expanding.

Work Environment

This role is based in a food manufacturing facility, one of five in Holland, producing and packaging frozen foods for grocery stores across the U.S. The facility spans approximately 400,000 sq feet, with 80% temperature-controlled at 55 degrees, some coolers at 35 degrees, and a few freezers at 0 to -10 degrees. The environment is clean and air-conditioned to meet FDA standards. Steel-toed boots with liquid resistance are recommended but no special PPE is required. The workplace fosters a collaborative team environment where colleagues support one another.

Job Type & Location

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

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $52000.00 - $67600.00/yr.

Retirement Program Benefits
• 401(k) Plan:
• Immediate participation.
• Request member may save the IRS maximum of their weekly earnings.
• Request Foods will contribute $1.00 for every $1.00 you elect to have contributed to the plan up to 4% of your base compensation. Additional matching of $.50 for every $1.00 on 5% and 6% contributions.
• Immediate 100% vesting.
• Profit Sharing Retirement Plan:
• Participation following 1 year of service and 1000 hrs worked per year.
• Request Foods makes an annual discretionary contribution based on a percentage of your total compensation.
• 6 year vesting schedule.

Vacation and Holiday Benefits
• Vacation Benefits:
• Earn .77 hours per week of vacation upon hire.
• 2 weeks to start out
• 3 weeks at year 5
• 4 weeks at year 10
• However - they will consider the amount of time spent as a true maintenance tech at other companies when determining vacation time.

• 9 Paid Holidays:
• New Year’s Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Floating Holiday

Performance Bonus
• Performance bonuses paid out during the first week of June and the first week of December.
• Based on company profit performance and individual member performance.

Education Reimbursement Program
• 100% reimbursement for job-required courses
• 80% reimbursement for job-related courses
• 50% reimbursement for non-job-related courses

Wellness Program
• Health Quest – annual health screen.
• Fully equipped exercise facility on-site.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in HOLLAND,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 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.