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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

As a Maintenance Technician, you will perform efficient and effective maintenance activities to maximize safe production of quality products, minimize cost, and protect the environment. Your role will involve daily tasks aligned with site goals, sustaining knowledge, skills, and abilities required for equipment maintenance. You will rebuild large gearboxes, align pumps, and perform other rotary equipment rebuilds, including welding tasks.

Responsibilities

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

+ Collaborate closely with Electrical and Instrument Technicians and Operating Technicians, assisting teammates in tasks beyond typical responsibilities.

+ Assist in maintaining parts inventory and support site safety and security.

+ Plan work with operations, contractors, and other plant personnel.

+ Communicate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels, maintaining a respectful work environment.

+ 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

+ Mechanical maintenance

+ Hydraulics and pneumatics

+ Preventive maintenance

+ PLC troubleshooting

+ Welding

+ 3-phase electrical systems

+ Laser technology

+ Industrial maintenance

+ Proficiency with multimeters and motors

+ PLC control

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Minimum of 2 years of experience in the electrical and mechanical field

+ True Industrial Maintenance Technician

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

+ Proficiency in using maintenance management software

Why Work Here?

Join a newer start-up company with ample room for growth, advancement, and increased responsibility. Embrace the opportunity to develop professionally in a dynamic and evolving work environment.

Work Environment

You will work in an industrial manufacturing plant equipped with machines, conveyors, and more. The position follows a 2,2,3 shift schedule, with training on days (8am-5pm Mon-Fri) for 1-2 months before transitioning to nights (7pm-7am). Enjoy the possibility of 8-36 hours of overtime per month and shift differential. Experience a hands-on process involving a shredding process, chemical baths, repulping, and transportation to the Thermoforming department. Engage with equipment like screw presses, blend tanks, agitators, 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 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.