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Job Title: Maintenance Assistant

Job Description

As a Maintenance Assistant, you will be responsible for repairing basic industrial pumps used for blending and transferring hazardous chemicals. You will perform both electrical and mechanical maintenance on mobile equipment such as bobcats and skid steers. Additionally, you will operate various equipment, including Bobcats, dump trucks, plows, and welding tools as needed. Your role will also include general facility maintenance tasks such as plumbing, carpentry, sweeping floors, and cutting grass. You will act as the first responder to spills within the facility and perform other maintenance-related tasks such as cutting and threading pipes and replacing dead batteries in forklifts.

Responsibilities

+ Repair and maintain basic industrial pumps.

+ Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on mobile equipment.

+ Operate equipment including Bobcats, dump trucks, and plows.

+ Conduct general facility maintenance including plumbing and carpentry.

Work Environment

Our client operates in a full-service chemical storage, handling, and distribution logistics environment, focusing on blending and transferring hazardous chemicals. You will work in a heavy-duty industrial setting, with exposure to hazardous chemicals. The company is non-union, employs approximately 100 people, and requires comfort working both indoors and outdoors, with up to 50% of the day spent outside.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Joliet, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $21.50 - $21.50/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 Joliet,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 5, 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.