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2nd Shift Maintenance Lead - Food Industry

+ **_Direct Placement_**

+ **_Holland, MI_**

+ **_$30-34/hour_**

_Experience a great family-oriented culture with excellent benefits, including low weekly premiums for health coverage. Enjoy 401K matching, a competitive vacation/PTO package, and the potential to move to the first shift within 6 months to 2 years. Benefit from bi-annual bonuses typically ranging from $800 to $1200._

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled 2nd Shift Maintenance Technician to handle both emergency and preventative maintenance tasks. This role operates from 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm, with a 30-minute lunch break, and includes approximately an hour of overtime daily. Scheduled work includes every other Saturday, where all hours beyond an 8-hour day, as well as Saturday hours, are compensated at time and a half. The position focuses on maintaining production by working on various equipment such as baggers, pipes, augers, conveyor belts, food fillers, sealers, freezers, and inkjet printers. A strong electrical troubleshooting ability is essential, as well as experience with mechanical tasks, with a workload split of approximately 70% mechanical and 30% electrical.

Responsibilities

+ Maintain and repair baggers, pipes, augers, conveyor belts, food fillers, sealers, freezers, and inkjet printers.

+ Ensure production continues by applying temporary fixes until full repairs can be conducted.

+ Work with hydraulics and pneumatics, repairing cylinders and solenoids, and using blueprints for line identification.

+ Perform preventative maintenance on all assigned plant equipment including gearboxes, bearings, chains, and belts.

+ Ensure mechanical and physical integrity of production equipment to minimize downtime.

+ Assist mechanics and 1st shift production departments as needed.

+ Properly and safely use maintenance shop equipment such as drill presses and lathes.

+ Follow all safety and housekeeping procedures.

+ Perform other assigned duties.

+ Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs, and engage in bending and twisting activities.

Essential Skills

+ Experience repairing hydraulics and pneumatics.

+ Strong electrical repair and troubleshooting skills, including 480 volt/3 phase systems.

+ Industrial maintenance experience with conveyors.

+ Excellent attitude with a team mentality and positive outlook.

+ Reliable attendance.

+ Food manufacturing maintenance experience is a plus.

+ Additional PLC experience is beneficial.

Work Environment

Join a clean and well-maintained food manufacturing environment in a 400,000 sq ft facility. Most of the facility is temperature-controlled at 55 degrees, with some areas cooler. Work in a team-oriented atmosphere where colleagues support each other. Standard steel-toed boots with some liquid resistance are sufficient for safety.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of HOLLAND, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $52000.00 - $67600.00/yr.

Retirement Program Benefits

• 401(k) Plan:

• Immediate participation.

• Request member may save the IRS maximum of their weekly earnings.

• Request Foods will contribute $1.00 for every $1.00 you elect to have contributed to the plan up to 4% of your base compensation. Additional matching of $.50 for every $1.00 on 5% and 6% contributions.

• Immediate 100% vesting.

• Profit Sharing Retirement Plan:

• Participation following 1 year of service and 1000 hrs worked per year.

• Request Foods makes an annual discretionary contribution based on a percentage of your total compensation.

• 6 year vesting schedule.

Vacation and Holiday Benefits

• Vacation Benefits:

• Earn .77 hours per week of vacation upon hire.

• 2 weeks to start out

• 3 weeks at year 5

• 4 weeks at year 10

• However - they will consider the amount of time spent as a true maintenance tech at other companies when determining vacation time.

9 Paid Holidays:

• New Year’s Day

• Good Friday

• Memorial Day

• 4th of July

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving

• Day after Thanksgiving

• Christmas

• Floating Holiday

Performance Bonus

• Performance bonuses paid out during the first week of June and the first week of December.

• Based on company profit performance and individual member performance.

Education Reimbursement Program

• 100% reimbursement for job-required courses

• 80% reimbursement for job-related courses

• 50% reimbursement for non-job-related courses

Wellness Program

• Health Quest – annual health screen.

• Fully equipped exercise facility on-site.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in HOLLAND,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 19, 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.