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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

We are seeking dedicated Maintenance Technicians to join our team in Fort Wayne, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our milk, cottage cheese, and sour cream production facilities. You will be responsible for performing preventive maintenance and addressing reactive maintenance tasks to ensure optimal functionality of equipment and machinery.

Responsibilities

+ Conduct preventive maintenance on all equipment and machinery.

+ Perform reactive maintenance tasks as needed.

+ Work on conveyors, palletizing/wrapping machines, bag sealers, filler machines, blow molds, and mixing machines.

+ Maintain label printers, fix and change pipes and valves, and conduct facilities maintenance.

+ Provide maintenance support for forklifts.

+ Be available for on-call duties on Sundays, with team rotation.

Essential Skills

+ Mechanical repair and troubleshooting skills.

+ Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.

+ Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

+ 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience.

+ Proficiency in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.

+ Experience with conveyors and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD).

+ Possession of own tooling (hand/power tools).

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in the food and beverage industry.

+ Controls experience.

+ Experience with servo systems.

Work Environment

**This role offers openings on 2nd and 3rd shifts: 2nd shift runs Monday to Friday from 2pm to 10pm, and 3rd shift runs Monday night to Friday night from 9pm to 5:30am. Overtime may be required as needed** . The maintenance team rotates on-call duties on Sundays, with compensation provided even if not called in. The work environment is dynamic, with a focus on teamwork and efficiency.

Why Work Here?

Join a team that values your expertise and offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth. Experience a collaborative culture where your skills are recognized and rewarded, and enjoy the stability of a well-established production facility.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of **Fort Wayne, Indiana.**

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $49920.00 - $60320.00/yr.

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 Fort Wayne,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 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.