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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

A leading cardboard box manufacturer is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to perform both electrical and mechanical repairs within the production facility. The role involves 80% electrical and 20% mechanical repairs, focusing on minimizing downtime by troubleshooting and repairing equipment.

Responsibilities

+ Perform electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repairs to minimize downtime on production lines.

+ Conduct preventative maintenance according to the PM schedule.

+ Troubleshoot and repair motors controls, PLCs, variable speed AC and DC drive controllers, and calibrate sensors.

+ Troubleshoot circuits such as E-stop circuits, run circuits, and trace circuits to identify and fix issues.

+ Understand and work with servo motion controls, incremental and absolute position encoders, and resolvers.

+ Read and interpret electrical schematics.

+ Perform mechanical repairs on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including repair/replacement of motors, chains, sprockets, gears, and belts.

+ Maintain and fix equipment including conveyors, die cutters, large printing machines, corrugators, palletizers, wrappers, and material handling equipment.

Essential Skills

+ 5+ years of maintenance/electrician experience.

+ Proficiency in troubleshooting sensors and circuits, PLCs, electrical motors, and drives.

+ Ability to read electrical schematics.

+ Experience with maintenance on motors, chains, sprockets, and belts.

+ Hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance experience.

+ Possession of own tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in packaging or high-speed manufacturing environments is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Join a stable industry with competitive internal benefits once full-time. Be part of a team where your skills are valued and growth opportunities are encouraged.

Work Environment

This fast-paced manufacturing environment is non-climate controlled, with high temperatures on the floor due to machinery. The facility, however, has numerous fans for ventilation. The work schedule includes shifts from 7pm-5am, with a weekend off every three weeks. The company plans to transition to a three-shift system, with potential shifts of 2pm-10pm and 10pm-6am. Initial training will be conducted during the day for 2-3 weeks.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, Texas.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $32.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX 77091.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 6, 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.