Location: Fort Atkinson,WI, USA
**Job Title: Maintenance Technician**
**Job Description**
We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot and repair a variety of industrial machinery, including hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, industrial packaging machines, grinders, mixers, conveyor belts, vacuum sealers, ovens, and CMMS systems. This role involves extensive preventive maintenance and responding to calls via radio. Experience with ammonia refrigeration is also required. While not necessary, skills in 480V electrical systems and PLC troubleshooting are a plus.
**Responsibilities**
+ Troubleshoot and repair hydraulics, pneumatics, and conveyors.
+ Maintain and repair industrial packaging machines, grinders, mixers, conveyor belts, vacuum sealers, and ovens.
+ Perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
+ Respond to maintenance calls via radio.
+ Work with ammonia refrigeration systems.
+ Utilize CMMS systems for maintenance tracking.
+ Optional: Troubleshoot 480V electrical systems and PLCs.
**Essential Skills**
+ 2-3 years of industrial maintenance experience.
+ Proficiency in TIG welding.
+ Skills in troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
+ Experience with preventive maintenance procedures.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience with 480V electrical systems.
+ PLC troubleshooting skills.
+ Recent graduates or individuals still in school will be considered.
**Why Work Here?**
Join a company with over seven generations of family ownership, dating back to 1889. Enjoy job security, comprehensive benefits and insurance after 60 days, and a 5% 401k match. Take advantage of growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and be part of a highly respectable brand that ships products to over 20 countries. Benefit from 11 paid holidays and ample overtime opportunities, including a $4 shift premium on the 2nd shift.
**Work Environment**
Candidates will work in a very dark and damp environment and must be comfortable working in dirty conditions, particularly within the food industry. Mandatory 6-day work weeks and occasional 7-day work weeks are required depending on the production schedule. Shifts are as follows: 1st Shift: 5:30 AM to 2:30 PM; 2nd Shift: 2:00 PM to approximately 11:00 PM (until production is completed). Overtime is available at 1.5 times the pay rate on Saturdays and double time on Sundays.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Permanent position based out of Fort Atkinson, 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.