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Job Title: Production Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Production Maintenance Mechanic with over four years of experience in industrial maintenance, including breakdowns, repairs, and production line changeovers. The ideal candidate will have experience with PLCs and robotics, and will possess strong troubleshooting skills in motor control centers and mechanical packaging equipment, including presses, filling lines, conveying systems, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. The role involves programming VFDs up to 480V, installing photo-eyes, ultrasonic sensors, and safety light curtains, and teaching others how to install these components. Experience with continuous inkjet date coders, HMIs, and electrical schematics is essential. The ability to wire circuits that include safety e-stops, relays, control heaters, encoders, and other electronic components is required. The position also involves identifying, troubleshooting, and locating I/Os on PLCs.

Responsibilities

+ Conduct industrial maintenance, including breakdowns and repairs, and production line changeovers.

+ Troubleshoot motor control centers and mechanical packaging equipment, including presses, filling lines, conveying systems, pneumatic, and hydraulics.

+ Program VFDs up to 480V.

+ Install photo-eyes, ultrasonic sensors, and safety light curtains and teach installation techniques.

+ Set up and change parameters for continuous inkjet date coders.

+ Utilize HMIs, including understanding their functions and abilities.

+ Read and interpret electrical and wiring schematics and possess general electrical knowledge.

+ Wire circuits including safety e-stops, continuous, momentary and timing relays, control heaters, encoders, and other electronic components.

+ Identify, troubleshoot, and locate I/Os on PLCs, including Automation Direct and Siemens.

Essential Skills

+ Industrial maintenance experience (4+ years)

+ PLC troubleshooting

+ Electrical wiring and schematic reading

+ Preventative and corrective maintenance

+ Mechanical and electrical repair and troubleshooting

+ Programming VFDs

+ Knowledge of safety protocols and equipment

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Forklift certification

+ Experience with Robotics

+ Ability to use personal tools including metrics and adjustable wrenches, multi-meter, various drivers, and flashlight

Why Work Here?

Joining the team means becoming part of a union after 60 days, providing a supportive and collaborative work environment. The role offers opportunities for overtime, fostering growth and development within the company.

Work Environment

This role is set in a manufacturing environment where chemicals are processed into packaging. The workplace is dusty and loud, with moving vehicles and operational machinery present. While the facility is heated in the winter, it is not air-conditioned. Employees are required to wear steel toe shoes, and may need safety glasses, gloves, and masks/respirators as needed.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Saint Louis, Missouri.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $69763.20 - $69763.20/yr.

Union benefits. they cover dental vision

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Saint Louis,MO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 27, 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.