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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician performs efficient and effective maintenance activities to maximize safe production of quality products while minimizing cost and protecting the environment. This role requires sustaining knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for equipment maintenance, including rebuilding large gearboxes, aligning pumps, and other rotary equipment rebuilds. Welding tasks are involved, excluding code welding. The technician will troubleshoot, fabricate, install, repair, calibrate, check, and adjust equipment, controls, and facilities parts to maintain the highest level of utilization. Collaboration with Electrical and Instrument Technicians and Operating Technicians is essential to assist team members in completing tasks outside typical responsibilities.

Responsibilities

+ Rebuild large gearboxes, align pumps, and perform rotary equipment rebuilds.

+ Troubleshoot, fabricate, install, repair, calibrate, check, and adjust equipment and controls.

+ Assist in maintaining parts inventory.

+ Support site safety and security, and assist in planning work with operations, contractors, and plant personnel.

+ Work closely with Electrical and Instrument Technicians and Operating Technicians.

+ Communicate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels in a professional and respectful manner.

+ Understand and troubleshoot low voltage electrical systems, 480V and below.

+ Unwire and rewire equipment for maintenance and perform basic instrument troubleshooting.

Essential Skills

+ Electrical troubleshooting

+ Maintenance technician expertise

+ Mechanical skills

+ Hydraulics and pneumatics knowledge

+ Preventive maintenance

+ PLC troubleshooting

+ Welding capabilities

+ 3-phase electrical systems

+ Industrial maintenance

+ Multimeter usage

+ Motor maintenance

+ PLC control

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience of at least 2 years in the electrical and mechanical field.

+ Certifications in relevant maintenance or safety standards (e.g., OSHA, NFPA).

+ Proficiency in using maintenance management software.

+ True Industrial Maintenance Technician experience.

Why Work Here?

This is a newer start-up company offering room for growth, advancement, and more responsibility. Employees can enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities to develop professionally.

Work Environment

The work environment is within an industrial manufacturing plant with machines, conveyors, and more. The shift follows a 2,2,3 schedule, starting with day training from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, for 1-2 months, then transitioning to night shifts from 7pm to 7am. There is potential for 8-36 hours of overtime per month. The plant processes raw materials through shredding, refining with chemical baths, repulping, and transporting to the Thermoforming department via piping. Equipment used includes screw presses, blend tanks, agitators, conveyors, servo motors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and refiners.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Vonore, Tennessee.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $34.00/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 Vonore,TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 25, 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.