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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Work independently and collaboratively with plant personnel to perform preventative, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks. Troubleshoot and repair failures on production equipment, assist with installation of new equipment, and support techs and engineers to ensure maximum equipment efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

+ Actively seek input from equipment users, process techs, and engineers to ensure existing equipment is operating with no downtime and high efficiencies.

+ Proactively resolve systemic problems and identify cost-saving ideas; communicate and recommend repairs to the maintenance team.

+ Collaborate with engineering and process techs to assist in implementing large-scale projects, including design and fabrication of basic components, design, and programming of electronic controls, including PLCs.

+ Repair and maintain machinery and equipment such as stamping presses, take-ups, decoilers, and straighteners.

+ Repair or replace control devices such as switches, photo eyes, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, and contactors as required.

+ Perform preventative, predictive, and emergency work order repairs, inspections, and adjustments.

Essential Skills

+ Electrical and controls expertise.

+ Maintenance technician experience.

+ Pneumatics and mechanical skills.

+ Repair and troubleshooting capabilities.

+ Preventive maintenance knowledge.

+ Plumbing and service skills.

+ Schematic understanding.

+ PLC troubleshooting and control.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ 2-year degree in a technical field with 2 years of industrial maintenance experience OR 4+ years of industrial maintenance.

+ 1+ year experience with AC/DC principles.

+ 1+ year using precision measuring equipment such as torque wrenches, micrometers, and calipers.

+ Ability to use a multi-meter for electrical troubleshooting.

Why Work Here?

Join a team that operates in an extremely clean environment with innovative technology. With numerous retirements on the horizon, there are ample opportunities for growth. Employees enjoy long-term career longevity, making it a stable and promising workplace.

Work Environment

The work environment is extremely clean, bright, and comfortable, with heated and air-conditioned conditions. It is humidity-controlled due to working with plastics and electronics. The team consists of 40 members across shifts, working with large equipment in a spacious area. The positions available are on the 2nd shift from 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm, and the 3rd shift from 10:30 pm to 7:00 am, with flexibility of plus or minus 30 minutes. The dress code includes steel-toed shoes, jeans, a plain t-shirt, hearing protection, and safety glasses.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $34.25/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 Lincoln,NE.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 12, 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.