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Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong experience in troubleshooting and repairing packaging and general manufacturing plant equipment. You will play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations by maintaining mechanical systems and performing general plant maintenance. Your expertise in Allen Bradley PLC programming, electrical fundamentals, and safety regulations will be essential for this role.

Responsibilities

+ Troubleshoot and repair packaging equipment and general manufacturing plant equipment.

+ Perform general plant mechanical maintenance.

+ Program and operate Allen Bradley PLCs and Panel Views.

+ Maintain electrical circuits, including AC and DC, circuit breakers, motor control centers, and transformers.

+ Work with high-voltage, 3-phase electricity safely.

+ Utilize fabrication and design skills for maintenance tasks.

+ Replace motors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, and belts as needed.

+ Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, including lock-out/tag-out, confined space entry, PPE, and fall-prevention protocols.

Essential Skills

+ Five years of experience in troubleshooting and repairing equipment.

+ Strong electrical and instrumentation experience.

+ Expert knowledge of OSHA regulations and electrical safety.

+ Ability to troubleshoot electrical issues up to 480 V.

+ Experience in installing new production equipment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ 3-5 years of industrial maintenance experience in a food processing environment.

+ Strong mechanical aptitude.

+ Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, preventive maintenance, HVAC, and welding.

+ Familiarity with Allen-Bradley systems and PLC troubleshooting.

Why Work Here?

Join a growing company that is expanding its workforce by 10% this year. Take advantage of available overtime opportunities and become part of a dynamic team committed to excellence.

Work Environment

Work inside a food processing facility that operates multiple shifts. The facility runs from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., Sunday to Thursday, with occasional Friday shifts. Additional shifts may include 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Monday to Friday, with some Saturday work. Expect a workload that includes 10-15 hours of overtime weekly.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hermiston, Oregon.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $26.35 - $26.35/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 Hermiston,OR.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 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.